Bessancourt: station history
Served by: Transilien H.
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A Transilien line H station in the Val-d'Oise, on the Ermont - Eaubonne to Valmondois line, between Taverny and Frépillon, at an altitude of 79 metres. The Ermont - Valmondois link, via Saint-Leu-la-Forêt, opened in 1876 as a single track and was doubled in 1889; the branch was electrified in December 1970. The station building follows a standard Compagnie du Nord plan: a main block under a gabled roof and a low wing of seven bays, which originally had only four, with a cut-stone facade.
Anecdote
In the village, the church of Saint-Gervais-et-Saint-Protais is a listed historic monument. The village was made a parish in 1189 by Maurice de Sully, bishop of Paris, then sold in 1240 to Blanche of Castile, who endowed it to Maubuisson abbey. Its bell tower, completed around 1527, never received its spire, and its high altar, shown at the 1900 Universal Exhibition, earned its sculptor the Legion of Honour.
Around Bessancourt
- Église Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais, 1400 m away — Bessancourt's parish church, a monumental piece of Val Parisis' religious heritage.