Paris France Temple


The Paris France Temple is a temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Le Chesnay, a suburb of Paris, France, and is located near Versailles. The Paris France Temple is the first temple built in Metropolitan France, and the second associated with France, after the Papeete Tahiti Temple.

History

announced that a Latter-day Saint temple would be constructed in France on July 15, 2011. New temples are generally announced during a church general conference. However, French newspapers reported the church's plans to build the temple at Le Chesnay, which prompted the early announcement, three months prior to the October 2011 conference.
Local opposition included Mayor Philippe Brillault who opposed the temple—planned on a site for an abandoned, asbestos-choked power plant—and proclaimed, "We weren’t overjoyed, because Mormons have an image that’s pretty much negative."
A public open house was held from April 22, 2017 through May 13, 2017, excluding Sundays. The temple was dedicated on May 21, 2017 by Henry B. Eyring.
In 2020, the Paris France Temple was closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

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