Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Noisy-le-Sec, Parish church in Noisy-le-Sec, France

The église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Noisy-le-Sec is a Catholic church on Rue Dombasle in Noisy-le-Sec. Its light beige stone facade has a triangular gable above tall narrow windows, and a projecting porch on four plain stone columns shelters three dark doorways. The central section is flanked by darker, weathered stone. The first stone was laid in 1929 to plans by architect Bernard Haubold.

A chapel built on the site in 1912 soon proved too small, so a new church was begun in 1929 under the Œuvre des Chantiers du Cardinal, to plans by Bernard Haubold, chief architect of historic monuments. Bishop Eugène Crépin, auxiliary bishop of Paris, laid the first stone on 23 June 1929. Still unfinished, it was inaugurated on 11 January 1931 by Cardinal Jean Verdier. Haubold's plan was never completed, and the bell tower was destroyed by Second World War bombing; a first restoration in the 1950s altered the facade, and the church was renovated and transformed in 1978.

The church bears the name of John the Baptist, and the dedication is tied to the building's own history: the first stone was laid on 23 June 1929, the feast of the Nativity of John the Baptist, by Monseigneur Eugène Crépin, auxiliary bishop of Paris. The unfinished church was inaugurated on 11 January 1931 by Cardinal Jean Verdier.

The church sits in the center of Noisy-le-Sec and is easy to reach on foot from the surrounding streets. Visiting outside of Sunday services gives more time to look at the stained glass windows without interruption.

The architect Bernard Haubold, chief architect of historic monuments, drew up plans that were never carried through to completion. The bell tower was destroyed by bombing during the Second World War, and a first restoration in the 1950s altered the facade before a renovation and transformation in 1978.