Saint-Jean-de-Braye Mosque
Saint-Jean-de-Braye Mosque in Saint-Jean-de-Braye, France: address, public transport access, facilities and today's prayer times.
Today's prayer times
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Times computed from the mosque coordinates using the Muslim World League method, for guidance only.
The mosque of Saint-Jean-de-Braye is the Muslim place of worship in the commune, directly east of Orléans. It welcomes residents of the town and neighbouring communes for the five daily prayers and Friday prayer.
Getting there
Tram line B of the TAO network has its eastern terminus in Saint-Jean-de-Braye, at Clos du Hameau, with several stops in the commune. A short bus ride or ten minutes on foot connects the station to the mosque. TAO bus lines complete the grid towards Semoy, Chécy and Boigny-sur-Bionne. By car, access is via the RD960 from Orléans, the N152 from Chécy, or the A19 Bellegarde exit from the north. On-street parking is available in the surrounding streets.
The neighbourhood
Saint-Jean-de-Braye combines an old village core around Saint-Jean-Baptiste church, detached-house estates, and business zones along the old road to Pithiviers. The Parc des Longues Allées and the banks of the Loire, in the south of the commune, offer natural areas. Halal butchers and Middle-Eastern grocers are well represented in the Pont Bordeau and Coigneux districts and along the RD960.
Practical advice for a visit
The hall is modest in size, sized for local attendance. Friday noon quickly fills the venue, a first visit runs more smoothly on another day. Shoes come off at the entrance, women cover their hair, clothes should cover shoulders and legs. An area is provided for women. Quiet is expected from the door.
Other mosques in Saint-Jean-de-Braye and around
This is the only listed Muslim place of worship in the commune. For other prayer halls, Assounah Mosque in the Argonne district of Orléans is less than ten minutes away by car or tram, Ibn-Badiss Mosque is in central Orléans, and the AMF Cultural Center in Fleury-les-Aubrais can be reached from the north.