There are many interesting facts to know about the city of Saint-Denis. It is the most populous commune in Seine-Saint-Denis, and the third most populous in the Île-de-France region, after Paris and Boulogne-Billancourt. Its citizens are called Dionysiens.
Saint-Denis takes its name from the first bishop of Paris, a 3rd-century martyr whose tomb can be found in the Saint-Denis basilica. There's no shortage of such anecdotes! The city of Paris is full ofhistory, jewels and mysteries waiting to be discovered.
And that's what the Heritage Days are all about. This European cultural event is back for its 42nd edition on September 20 and 21, 2025. To mark the occasion, a large number of venues are opening their doors to the public, allowing us to enjoy the beauty and interesting sites that abound in Saint-Denis. We can't afford to miss this weekend of outings and strolls: we absolutely must take part in these festive events, organized in every corner of the city.
Journées du Patrimoine 2025 at the Basilique Saint-Denis (93): the program
The Journées du Patrimoine 2025 (Heritage Days 2025) invite you to visit the Basilica-Cathedral of Saint-Denis on the weekend of September 20 and 21, 2025, to discover the necropolis of the kings of France. [Read more]
Journées du Patrimoine 2025 in Saint-Denis: the Maison d'éducation de la Légion d'honneur (93)
To mark the Journées du Patrimoine 2025, the Maison d'Éducation de la Légion d'honneur in Saint-Denis will be opening its doors to guided tours on Saturday September 20 and Sunday September 21, 2025. [Read more]
Heritage Days 2025: exceptional visit to the National Archives at Saint-Denis (formerly Pierrefitte-sur-Seine) (93)
On the occasion of the Journées du Patrimoine, come and discover how the Archives Nationales works in Saint-Denis (on the former territory of Pierrefitte), on Saturday September 20 and Sunday September 21, 2025. An exceptional visit not to be missed! [Read more]
60adada
On the occasion of the European Heritage Days 2025 on the theme "Architectural Heritage", the 60Adada association will open its doors with an art exhibition on the theme of the a-normal, hosting works by artists from the collective and also artists from abroad.
Located in the historic city center of Saint-Denis, just a stone's throw from the Basilica, 60Adada occupies part of a former early 20th-century grain mill, "A la bonne graine", and a more modern space with generous volumes and high ceilings, ideal for spatial installations.
For twenty years, 60Adada has been bringing together local artists and offering a wide range of artistic and cultural events throughout the year, and is in itself a cultural heritage for the public and the town.
"A-normal": exhibition from September 12 to 21
Opening on September 13 from 7pm,
Tuesday to Friday, 4pm to 7pm, weekends 11am to 7pm
60adada: 60, rue Gabriel Péri, Saint-Denis
Artefact93
### Built Utopias & Remarkable Expertise".
On the occasion of the JEP 2025, artefact93 invites you on a sensitive journey around 20th-century architectural heritage, restoration techniques and contemporary creation.
Between the transmission of know-how and "faire-savoir", homage to concrete utopias and exploration of forms, this day offers a dialogue between architecture, materials and the imaginary.
Program :
Jacques Hardy: Carpet renovation demonstration. Discover the precise gestures and meticulous know-how of carpet restoration.
### Built Utopias & Remarkable Expertise".
On the occasion of the JEP 2025, artefact93 invites you on a sensitive journey around 20th-century architectural heritage, restoration techniques and contemporary creation.
Between the transmission of know-how and "faire-savoir", homage to concrete utopias and exploration of forms, this day offers a dialogue between architecture, materials and the imaginary.
Program :
Atelier Leseney: Conference on remarkable 20th-century architecture: La Citadelle douce in Hérouville-Saint-Clair. An exploration of a daring architectural ensemble, designed to rethink housing and community life.
### Built Utopias & Remarkable Expertise".
On the occasion of the JEP 2025, artefact93 invites you on a sensitive journey around 20th-century architectural heritage, restoration techniques and contemporary creation.
Between the transmission of know-how and know-how-making, homage to concrete utopias and exploration of forms, this day offers a dialogue between architecture, materials and the imaginary.
Program :
Toutenkartons: Architectural Kirigami demonstration. Immerse yourself in a poetic universe where imaginary architectures take shape through the simple game of paper-cutting, somewhere between graphic art and miniature utopia.
### Built Utopias & Remarkable Expertise".
On the occasion of the JEP 2025, artefact93 invites you on a sensitive journey around 20th-century architectural heritage, restoration techniques and contemporary creation.
Between the transmission of know-how and "faire-savoir", homage to concrete utopias and exploration of forms, this day offers a dialogue between architecture, materials and the imaginary.
Program :
Ibtissem Verdure: Ceramics demonstration. A lively encounter between creation and tradition: clay is transformed under the hands of the craftswoman, revealing a know-how rooted in gesture and material.
Metropole du Grand Paris Olympic Aquatic Center
For the occasion of the JEP, the Metropole du Grand Paris Olympic Aquatic Center is exceptionally opening its backstage area from September 19 to 21. Come and discover the secrets of an emblematic site of the Paris 2024 Games!
Program:
### Free access on September 20 & 21
- Convergence: 54.5° Arc x 14" by Bernar Venet
- Exhibition on the history of the Paris 2024 Games "Empreintes 1924/2024" (Footprints 1924/2024)
- Photo exhibition on the construction of the Metropole du Grand Paris Olympic Aquatic Centre
On the occasion of the JEP, the Centre Aquatique Olympique Métropole du Grand Paris is exceptionally opening up its backstage area. Come and discover the secrets of an emblematic site of the Paris 2024 Games!
On the program:
### Saturday, September 20 - Architecture & Culture
Afternoon (2pm-5pm) - Architecture
Expert visits led by the architects of the Metropole du Grand Paris Olympic Aquatic Center.
On the occasion of the JEP, the Centre Aquatique Olympique Métropole du Grand Paris is exceptionally opening up its backstage area. Come and discover the secrets of an emblematic site of the Paris 2024 Games!
On the program:
### Sunday, September 21 - Architecture & Culture
From 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Expert" tours led by one of the architects of the Metropole du Grand Paris Olympic Aquatic Center.
We're offering an exceptional opening of the site, usually closed to the public, with access to the building's surroundings and nave during guided tours on Saturday and Sunday at 10:30 and 14:30, an opportunity to discover this site dedicated to the creative industries and cinema, as well as the large-format works from the "Je suis une oeuvre d'Art" exhibition by artist Fouzia Kechkech, exhibited on this occasion.
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Maison des Sciences de l'Homme Paris Nord
Visit to MSH Paris Nord by members of the MSH Paris Nord team and its magnificent biodiversity garden by Marianne Hérard, including a tour of an exhibition on the history of synthesized music and listening to a sound creation by François-Xavier Féron.
Where, how and by whom was the first synthesized music produced in France? This exhibition looks at the history of digital sound through the prism of pioneering research carried out in the 1970s at a number of French institutions, from the Paris region (GAIV, GRM, Ircam, CEMAMu) to Marseilles (LMA and GMEM).
During your visit to MSH Paris Nord, you'll discover its beautiful architect-designed building, from the 4th floor with its panoramic view, to its garden, to its large 300-seat auditorium equipped with a spatialized sound system!
> find out more about the day's program at MSH Paris Nord https://www.mshparisnord.fr/event/jep-2025/
Jean-Jacques Clément of the association Mémoire vivante de La Plaine invites you to discover the area from rue Proudhon/avenue Wilson to rue de la Montjoie, with a focus on the history of rue Saint-Just, the central point of the village of La Plaine. Emphasis is placed on the architecture of yesterday (its traces on avenue Wilson, the Magasins Généraux, the former Belle Étoile theater...) and today (the Castro tower, the MSH Paris Nord, the Condorcet Campus...).
> find out more about the day's program at MSH Paris Nord https://www.mshparisnord.fr/event/jep-2025/
Musical guided tour of the research-exhibition Fireflies: art, culture and hope in the urban peripheries of Rio and Paris
This exhibition presents the results of research carried out over two years by Silvia Capanema (Sorbonne Paris Nord University, Pléiade-Campus Condorcet) and Adriana Facina (National Museum-UFRJ), funded by MSH Paris Nord and Campus Condorcet in France, and Faperj and CNPq in Brazil.
Combining participant observation, documentary analysis, visual and sound sources, as well as numerous interviews, this research explores the forms of creation and resistance of cultural collectives in the northern and eastern suburbs of Rio de Janeiro and Paris (particularly Saint-Denis and Stains).
> Find out more about the day's program at MSH Paris Nord https://www.mshparisnord.fr/event/jep-2025/
Tania Romero Barrios invites you to discover the exhibition of her eponymous project on indigenous women's memories of the Peruvian armed conflict (1980-2000). The fruit of several years of fieldwork, creative workshops and exchanges with the Asociación Nacional de Familiares de Secuestrados Detenidos y Desaparecidos del Perú (ANFASEP), this exhibition explores the forms of resistance, mourning and transmission of memory implemented by Andean women faced with political violence.
Then, from 4.10pm to 5.15pm, take part in a photo embroidery session based on the research project Avec les warmikuna, vers une patrimonialisation participative des voix des femmes amérindiennes. Tania Romero Barrios invites you to collectively continue the embroidery initiated in Latin America, notably of three huge photos on the struggles of Amerindian women.
>> Find out more about the day's program at MSH Paris Nord https://www.mshparisnord.fr/event/jep-2025/
As part of the research project Avec les warmikuna, vers une patrimonialisation participative des voix des femmes amérindiennes, Tania Romero Barrios invites you to collectively continue the embroidery initiated in Latin America, notably of three huge photos on the struggles of Amerindian women.
You can also take part in a guided tour of the exhibition Warmikuna - Voices, Faces and Memories from 3.45pm to 4.10pm.
Tania Romero Barrios invites you to discover the exhibition of the eponymous project on indigenous women's memories of the Peruvian armed conflict (1980-2000). The fruit of several years of fieldwork, creative workshops and exchanges with the Asociación Nacional de Familiares de Secuestrados Detenidos y Desaparecidos del Perú (ANFASEP), this exhibition explores the forms of resistance, mourning and transmission of memory implemented by Andean women confronted with political violence.
>> Find out more about the day's program at MSH Paris Nord https://www.mshparisnord.fr/event/jep-2025/
Visit to MSH Paris Nord and musical stroll in the garden with a concert by Arnau Gran i Romero
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During your visit to MSH Paris Nord, discover its beautiful architect-designed building, from the 4th floor with its panoramic view, to its garden, including its large 300-seat auditorium equipped with a spatialized sound system!
Musical stroll in Arnau Gran i Romero 's garden: a dematerialized approach to sound spatialization
The proposed device is based on the reuse of smartphones as a set of autonomous units for real-time sound diffusion, spatialization and transformation. By mobilizing integrated sensors and loudspeakers, it questions the materiality of traditional electronic devices and explores new ways of listening to and presenting electronic music, outside conventional spaces and from a perspective of technical dematerialization.
Arnau Gran i Romero is a Catalan composer and researcher currently based in Paris. Passionate about technology in all its forms, his music is often oriented towards the world of electronics.
>> Find out more about the day's program at MSH Paris Nord https://www.mshparisnord.fr/event/jep-2025/
Downtown Media Library
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Paul Éluard Art and History Museum
Architectures in Seine-Saint-Denis, season 1
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### Historic monuments in Seine-Saint-Denis
From the Middle Ages to the 20th century, the Seine-Saint-Denis region was home to a wide variety of buildings. Whether through their construction techniques, the materials used, the use of pioneering or innovative building models, or the renown of their architects, they are all part of our cultural heritage today.
The Grange aux Dîmes in Tremblay-en-France, the Church of the Old Carmel in Saint-Denis, the Château de Saint-Ouen and the Poudrerie in Sevran are just some of the Monuments Historiques on offer.
Watch all "Architectures en Seine-Saint-Denis" videos on the **YouTube**channel of the Département de la Seine-Saint-Denis.
Come and discover the fabulous history of the building in which the museum is housed, built 400 years ago! Accompanied by an interpreter, wander through the rooms to unearth unusual details and listen to amusing tales, in this place where a certain Louise de France once lived. The visit is followed by a workshop to create an imaginary museum.
Saint-Denis Carmelite Convent: from convent to museum
400 years ago, on September 27, 1625, eight sisters of the Reformed Carmelite Order settled in Saint-Denis. The town would become home to numerous convents, of which few traces remain today. The Carmelite convent is a unique example of the region's conventual architecture. It has lived several lives: from the nuns' residence, it became a military barracks after the French Revolution, while the chapel was briefly transformed into a temple of Reason and then a parish church. At the end of the 19th century, the nuns bought back the building, with the exception of the chapel, now used as a courthouse. It was gradually abandoned, before being acquired by the municipality. In 1981, the partly restored former convent became the Museum of Art and History, desacralized and open to all.
The architecture still inspires tranquility and spirituality, in keeping with its original purpose, and in contrast to the bustling urban environment. The sentences recall that a community of women, voluntarily cloistered, once lived here. The collection of objects and works displayed in the former cells tell this story. What do we know about these Carmelite nuns? About their daily lives, their commitment, their aspirations? Their relationship with the Church and male orders? The figure of the nun, imagined to be outside the world and outside time, is one that intrigues. She has been the subject of diverse, sometimes subversive, artistic reappropriations, from cinema to theater to burlesque performance.
Honouring this heritage allows us to question the myth and reality of a heritage that is very much with us today, and that echoes our contemporary concerns: sobriety, self-sacrifice, the relationship with otherness and the place of women in history and society.
There are two exhibitions to discover: Dans le silence du carmel: Dans le silence du carmel. Photographs by Hélène Mastrandréas and Dévoiler. A life in miniature (September 16, 2025 - February 22, 2026). To complete the tour of the former cells, the Carmelite nuns of Montmartre have agreed to talk about their daily lives, their faith and their relationship with social issues. This presentation is entitled Les voies.x du carmel.
The program retraces, questions and shifts the narrative of the 400 years of the Saint-Denis Carmelite convent. Guided tours, workshops, lectures and shows are on offer throughout the celebrations.
Housed in a former 17th-century Carmelite convent, the museum still bears traces of this past within its walls. Discover its eventful history through a tour enhanced by three temporary exhibitions celebrating the building's 400th anniversary.
Special guests on Sunday!
Saint-Denis Carmelite Convent: from convent to museum
400 years ago, on September 27 1625, eight sisters of the Reformed Carmelite order settled in Saint-Denis. The town would become home to numerous convents, of which few traces remain today. The Carmelite convent is a unique example of the region's conventual architecture. It has lived several lives: from the nuns' residence, it became a military barracks after the French Revolution, while the chapel was briefly transformed into a temple of Reason and then a parish church. At the end of the 19th century, the nuns bought back the building, with the exception of the chapel, now used as a courthouse. It was gradually abandoned, before being acquired by the municipality. In 1981, the partly restored former convent became the Museum of Art and History, desacralized and open to all.
The architecture still inspires tranquility and spirituality, in keeping with its original purpose, and in contrast to the bustling urban environment. The sentences recall that a community of women, voluntarily cloistered, once lived here. The collection of objects and works displayed in the former cells illustrate this history. What do we know about these Carmelite nuns? About their daily lives, their commitment, their aspirations? Their relationship with the Church and male orders? The figure of the nun, imagined to be outside the world and outside time, is one that intrigues. She has been the subject of diverse, sometimes subversive, artistic reappropriations, from cinema to theater to burlesque performance.
Honouring this heritage allows us to question the myth and reality of a heritage that is very much with us today, and that echoes our contemporary concerns: sobriety, self-sacrifice, the relationship with otherness and the place of women in history and society.
There are two exhibitions to discover: Dans le silence du carmel: Dans le silence du carmel. Photographs by Hélène Mastrandréas and Dévoiler. A life in miniature (September 16, 2025 - February 22, 2026). To complete the tour of the former cells, the Carmelite nuns of Montmartre have agreed to talk about their daily lives, their faith and their relationship with social issues. This presentation is entitled Les voies.x du carmel.
The program retraces, questions and shifts the narrative of the 400 years of the Saint-Denis Carmelite convent. Guided tours, workshops, lectures and shows are on offer throughout the celebrations.
Come and (re)discover the works in the museum, nestled in a 17th-century convent with preserved architecture! From the medieval history of Saint-Denis to the poet Paul Eluard, via the siege and the Paris Commune of 1870-1871, this tour unveils rich and unsuspected collections.
Welcome to a "museum of words", under the auspices of Eluard, poet of love, commitment and play! Linguist Julien Barret offers a poetic stroll on the theme of the short form, from the Roman Empire to the punchlines of NTM. By comparing Dada and Surrealist proverbs with sentences written on the Carmelite walls, visitors are invited to play with words.
A surprise! The Sœurs de la Perpétuelle Indulgence du Couvent de Paris (Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence from the Paris Convent) will be gracing the Carmelite chapel with their presence on Sunday from 2pm to 6:30pm. Sisters of a different kind, they advocate tolerance and sexual health prevention. Having made a vow to the law and the duty of remembrance, they invite visitors to take part in activities, and offer their insights into the museum's collections.
The resonance choir from the Saint-Denis conservatory joins forces with three professional singers to celebrate the influence of the religious musical repertoire. On the program: plainchant and psalms from 17th-century France, and excerpts from Dialogues des carmélites, Francis Poulenc's opera premiered in 1957.
Carmel de Saint-Denis: from convent to museum
400 years ago, on September 27 1625, eight sisters of the reformed Carmelite order settled in Saint-Denis. The town would become home to numerous convents, of which few traces remain today. The Carmelite convent is a unique example of the region's conventual architecture. It has lived several lives: from the nuns' residence, it became a military barracks after the French Revolution, while the chapel was briefly transformed into a temple of Reason and then a parish church. At the end of the 19th century, the nuns bought back the building, with the exception of the chapel, now used as a courthouse. It was gradually abandoned, before being acquired by the municipality. In 1981, the partly restored former convent became the Museum of Art and History, desacralized and open to all.
The architecture still inspires tranquility and spirituality, in keeping with its original purpose, and in contrast to the bustling urban environment. The sentences recall that a community of women, voluntarily cloistered, once lived here. The collection of objects and works displayed in the former cells illustrate this history. What do we know about these Carmelite nuns? About their daily lives, their commitment, their aspirations? Their relationship with the Church and male orders? The figure of the nun, imagined to be outside the world and outside time, is one that intrigues. She has been the subject of diverse, sometimes subversive, artistic reappropriations, from cinema to theater to burlesque performance.
Honouring this heritage allows us to question the myth and reality of a heritage that is very much with us today, and that echoes our contemporary concerns: sobriety, self-sacrifice, the relationship with otherness and the place of women in history and society.
There are two exhibitions to discover: Dans le silence du carmel: Dans le silence du carmel. Photographs by Hélène Mastrandréas and Dévoiler. A life in miniature (September 16, 2025 - February 22, 2026). To complete the tour of the former cells, the Carmelite nuns of Montmartre have agreed to talk about their daily lives, their faith and their relationship with social issues. This presentation is entitled Les voies.x du carmel.
The program retraces, questions and shifts the narrative of the 400 years of the Saint-Denis Carmelite convent. Guided tours, workshops, lectures and shows are on offer throughout the celebrations.
Sainte-Geneviève Church of the Plain
Sainte-Geneviève church was built in 1901 by architect Eugène Hombert, in the neo-Romanesque style.
Highlights: tympanum with effigy of Sainte-Geneviève, mosaic Stations of the Cross, high altar with bas-reliefs, stained glass windows.
Two visitor itineraries are available via 2 leaflets: an architectural itinerary and a "Discovering Sainte-Geneviève" itinerary.
The Railway Cathedrals
Former SNCF repair workshops, now disused, the "cathedrals of the railways" form a unique heritage that bears witness to the industrial past of Paris's northern suburbs.
Protected as a historic monument in 2004, this complex is now at the heart of an ambitious project to transform this sector of Plaine Saint-Denis. Residential buildings, facilities, shops and green spaces will be created alongside the vast railway halls, which will be converted into a hip-hop museum - the future Aérosol. On this tour, you'll discover the history of this emblematic monument of Seine-Saint-Denis and examine the heritage issues involved in its transformation.
The tour is led by Antoine Furio, in charge of the cultural heritage inventory at the Département de la Seine-Saint-Denis, and Bertrand Monchecourt, heritage architect in charge of the conversion of the "cathedrals of the railways", with the participation of Eiffage Aménagement and Maquis-Art - L'Aérosol.
The initiative is supported by the Département de la Seine-Saint-Denis and Plaine-Commune, in partnership with Eiffage Aménagement and Aire Nouvelle - a subsidiary of Equans France, and with the backing of the SNCF.
Oscar Niemeyer Building
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Place Café
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Carrefour Pleyel
Discover Plaine Commune's spectacular transformations during the European Heritage Days 2025!
The tour highlights the Pleyel district in Saint-Denis, which in the wake of the Paris 2024 Games has become a veritable crossroads of Greater Paris. You'll discover this innovative district, its renovated industrial heritage, its urban innovations, and its original artistic trail. A stone's throw from the Olympic Village, you'll get a glimpse of the new Franchissement Urbain Pleyel, a monumental structure linking neighborhoods and populations.
Between architectural prowess and urban planning challenges, dive into the heart of these innovative infrastructures that are reshaping the landscape of Seine-Saint-Denis and prefiguring the city of tomorrow...
Pierrefitte-sur-Seine water tower
Panorama des châteaux d'eau de Seine-Saint-Denis is a project that invites you to (re)discover the history of the département through its water towers, from your phone, computer or tablet.
Designed for all audiences, this fun tour is based on intergenerational conversations, photographs, postcards, videos and quizzes. It enables Sequano-Dionysians to take a fresh look at their territory, exploring its past and its evolution through these monuments as emblematic as they are little-known.
In their own way, water towers tell the story of Seine-Saint-Denis: memories of the past, present-day issues and architectural witnesses to the territory's evolution.
Association les Châteaux d'eau de France
www.chateauxdeau.fr
Ensemble HBM Le Gai Logis
For the European Heritage Days 2025, AMuLoP is showcasing its Museum of Popular Housing project!
On Saturday, September 20, the association invites you to discover the Le Gai Logis building in Saint-Denis, the proposed site for its future museum.
The visit is based on a memory workshop with the residents of Le Gai Logis, and draws on initial research into the history of this low-cost housing complex built in the 1930s and its residents. The last vestige of an industrial district that has undergone extensive remodeling since the 1960s, it will be placed in its urban environment and in the history of popular housing.
Open Farm in Saint-Denis
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Town Hall
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The Boiler Room
The opening of La Chaufferie on Saturday September 20 during the European Heritage Days will be an opportunity for the public to discover this atypical artistic space, home to Compagnie DCA, directed by choreographer Philippe Decouflé.
For the occasion, a dance workshop will be led by two of the company's dancers, taking up the theme and atmosphere of the show Entre-Temps, on tour at La Villette in October. The workshop will be followed by film screenings and video extracts from the work of Compagnie DCA - Philippe Decouflé. There will also be several opportunities to visit the site.
Schedule
Dance workshop > 2pm-4.30pm
Screenings > 5pm-6pm
The opening of La Chaufferie on Saturday September 20, during the European Heritage Days, will be an opportunity for the public to discover this atypical artistic space, home to Compagnie DCA, directed by choreographer Philippe Decouflé.
For the occasion, a dance workshop will be led by two of the company's dancers, taking up the theme and atmosphere of the show Entre-Temps, on tour at La Villette in October. The workshop will be followed by film screenings and video extracts from the work of Compagnie DCA - Philippe Decouflé. There will also be several opportunities to visit the site.
Schedule
Dance workshop > 2pm-4.30pm
Screenings > 5pm-6pm
The Making of the City
A visit to the Maison-échafaudage illustrates the transformation of the city of Saint-Denis. From a nobleman's residence with stables in the 18th century, to a cow farm in the late 19th century, this house has seen a multitude of lives, functions and inhabitants, all of which tell the story of this period in French history. Climb the scaffolding to discover Saint-Denis' past!
Participatory workshops will also be offered, with free access.
The Cinéma l'Écran association and the Archaeology Unit of the City of Saint-Denis invite you to an open-air screening of the film "Les Visiteurs", with commentary by archaeologists!
The Athletes' Village
One year after the Olympic and Paralympic Games, SOLIDEO is offering four visits to discover the urban and architectural approach of the Athletes' Village, which, after welcoming the world, is preparing to welcome its first residents in October 2025!
Take a behind-the-scenes look at this extraordinary urban adventure, which has transformed the relationship between the Seine and this entire sector of Seine Saint-Denis, while prefiguring the urban planning of tomorrow, in the company of the architects who have redesigned the district.
One year after the Olympic and Paralympic Games, SOLIDEO is offering four visits to discover the urban and architectural approach of the Athletes' Village, which, after welcoming the world, is preparing to welcome its first residents in October 2025!
Take a behind-the-scenes look at this extraordinary urban adventure, which has transformed the relationship between the Seine and this entire sector of Seine Saint-Denis, while prefiguring the urban planning of tomorrow, in the company of the architects who have redesigned the district.
One year after the Olympic and Paralympic Games, SOLIDEO is offering four visits to discover the urban and architectural approach of the Athletes' Village, which, after welcoming the world, is preparing to welcome its first residents in October 2025!
Take a behind-the-scenes look at this extraordinary urban adventure, which has transformed the relationship between the Seine and this entire sector of Seine Saint-Denis, while prefiguring the urban planning of tomorrow, in the company of the architects who have redesigned the district.
One year after the Olympic and Paralympic Games, SOLIDEO is offering four visits to discover the urban and architectural approach of the Athletes' Village, which, after welcoming the world, is preparing to welcome its first residents in October 2025!
Take a behind-the-scenes look at this extraordinary urban adventure, which has transformed the relationship between the Seine and this entire sector of Seine Saint-Denis, while prefiguring the urban planning of tomorrow, in the company of the architects who have redesigned the district.
The Wagon
Guided tours by volunteer retired railway workers. Discover a rare piece of SNCF heritage, now a cultural third-location venue hosting exhibitions and performances by Saint-Denis artists.
Join the Fondation du Patrimoine in supporting the rehabilitation of the car, which starts in 2026!
Marville Swimming Pool, Marville Departmental Sports Park
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University of Saint-Denis
The Paris 8 university library, built in 1998 by architect Pierre Riboulet and fitted out by designer Albert Gilles-Cohen, is"a bridge-building populated by book-birds".
Designed to support learning, it is a lasting testimony to the architectural heritage of Seine-Saint-Denis.
Its pediment bears anagrams byOulipo(L'avenir est aux lecteurs / Seul astre exact un livre), and offers its 23,000 students 15,000 m² of floor space, 400,000 books and state-of-the-art digital equipment.
We invite you to visit us on Saturday, September 20, 2025 from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
We'll welcome you with a cup of coffee, take a stroll through the public areas and stores, and end with a visit to theexhibition in the lobby. Here, you'll be able to choose books from the Donated Books shelf.
Masonic Temple
Freemasonry in Saint-Denis, 187 years of history
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* Come and discover what Freemasonry is, and what it is not.
* Guided tour of the Saint-Denis Masonic Temple.
* Conferences and debates on the history of Freemasonry in Saint-Denis and the Montmorency Valley.
Freemasonry in Saint-Denis, 187 years of history
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* Come and discover what Freemasonry is all about, beyond the conventional wisdom.
* Conferences and debates on the history of Freemasonry in Saint-Denis and the Montmorency Valley.
La Baleine swimming pool
During the first half of the twentieth century, the Vieille-Mer, like most of the former rus of Seine-Saint-Denis, was gradually canalized and then covered, as part of sanitation and flood risk management policies. Today, new urban policies aim to reveal this hydraulic heritage, in order to reinforce its ecological and social function. From the heart of Saint-Denis to the heights of the Parc Georges-Valbon, this tour invites you to follow in the footsteps of the Vieille-Mer and gain a better understanding of the project to rediscover it.
As part of the Journées européennes du patrimoine 2025 and the inauguration of the Fabrique de la Flèche, immerse yourself in the project to reassemble the Parisian spires from the Basilique Saint-Denis to Notre-Dame de Paris!
Devoured by flames on April 15, 2019, and battered by hurricanes between 1842 and 1845, the spires are now taking their revenge! From the beating heart of France with Abélard and Maurice de Sully, to the home of the kings of France saved and restored by the local authorities of Saint-Denis and the Republic, come and rediscover the jewels of world Gothic architecture accompanied by one of our tour guides.
An exciting journey from the heritage of Saint-Benoît to the Archaeological Unit of the city of Saint-Denis!
Come aboard the T8 and explore the architectural heritage along the tramway line! Opened in December 2014, the line links Saint-Denis to Épinay-sur-Seine and Villetaneuse. Over its 8.4 km route, used daily by more than 62,000 passengers, it has profoundly transformed the urban landscape and improved service to these three towns.
Once again this year, we're offering you a journey combining tramway journeys and walks, accompanied by Brice-Manuel Catala, the engineer who followed the creation of this line from A to Z, and a veritable well of anecdotes and stories! You'll discover the architectural treasures of the towns you'll pass through: the salle des fêtes of the cité-jardin Blumenthal, the cité Paul-Éluard, the médiathèque Annie-Ernaux... A unique stroll through everyday heritage and remarkable architecture.
Please bring your Passe Navigo if you have one.
Please note that the tour includes a 3 km walk.
From Saint-Denis to L'Île-Saint-Denis, follow Hugo Trutt on a walking tour of Plaine Commune. Discover emblematic sites of cultural and artistic creation such as the Académie Fratellini, the Cité du Cinéma and the future Cité des arts et de la culture de L'Île-Saint-Denis. Along the way, you'll explore an area rich in history and varied architecture, from the industrial era to the 2024 Olympic Games. The tour will also highlight the virtuous practices that characterize this committed territory: reuse, sustainable renovation, building transformation and reversibility. The tour includes visits to sites exceptionally open to the public.
This tour is organized in partnership with CAUE93.
We don't know where to start! Which site are you looking forward to discovering? Long live JEP in the 93!
Dates and Opening Time
From September 20, 2025 to September 21, 2025
Location
Saint-Denis
Saint-Denis
93200 Saint Denis
Official website
ville-saint-denis.fr
