Before the 14th century, Boulogne was a small village called Menuls-lès-Saint-Cloud (meaning "Menuls near Saint-Cloud"). In the beginning of the 14th century, King Philip IV of France ordered the building in Menuls-lès-Saint-Cloud of a church dedicated to the virgin of the sanctuary of Boulogne-sur-Mer, then a famous pilgrimage center in northern France. The church, meant to become a pilgrimage centre closer to Paris than the distant city of Boulogne-sur-Mer, was named Notre-Dame de Boulogne la Petite ("Our Lady of Boulogne the Minor"). Gradually, the village of Menuls-lès-Saint-Cloud became known as Boulogne-la-Petite, and later as Boulogne-sur-Seine.
before the 14th century boulogne was a small village called menuls-lès-saint-cloud (meaning "menuls near saint-cloud") in the beginning of the 14th century king philip iv of france ordered the building in menuls-lès-saint-cloud of a church dedicated to the virgin of the sanctuary of boulogne-sur-mer then a famous pilgrimage center in northern france the church meant to become a pilgrimage centre closer to paris than the distant city of boulogne-sur-mer was named notre-dame de boulogne la petite ("our lady of boulogne the minor") gradually the village of menuls-lès-saint-cloud became known as boulogne-la-petite and later as boulogne-sur-seine