2 1 st ▁century . ▁But , ▁in ▁many ▁instances ▁the ▁municipality ▁of ▁C lich y ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁commune ▁tradition ally ▁as ▁C lich y - la - G ar enne , ▁although ▁this ▁has ▁not ▁been ▁the ▁official ▁name ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 0 0 ▁years . ▁ ▁History ▁C lich y ▁was ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁the ▁Mer oving ians ▁during ▁the ▁rule ▁of ▁D ago bert ▁I . ▁ ▁Its ▁church ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century ▁under ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁St ▁Vincent ▁de ▁Paul , ▁who ▁had ▁previously ▁been ▁cur é ▁of ▁C lich y . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 0 , ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁territory ▁of ▁C lich y ▁was ▁det ached ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁commune ▁of ▁Bat ign ol les - Mon ce au . ▁On ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 8 6 0 , ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Paris ▁an nex ed ▁neighbor ing ▁communes , ▁taking ▁most ▁of ▁Bat ign ol les - Mon ce au , ▁which ▁now ▁forms ▁the ▁major ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁arr ondissement ▁of ▁Paris . ▁A ▁small ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁territory ▁of ▁Bat ign ol les - Mon ce au ▁was ▁returned ▁to ▁C lich y . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 1 ▁January ▁ 1 8 6 7 , ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁territory ▁of ▁C lich y ▁was ▁det ached ▁and ▁merged ▁with ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁territory ▁of ▁Neu illy - sur - Se ine ▁to ▁create ▁the ▁commune ▁of