Abbey Church of Saint Hugues et Saint Achaire d'Haspres

The basilica of Notre-Dame-du-Saint-Cordon was built between 1852 and 1864 by the diocesan architect Alexandre Grigny. Facing south-west, its chevet with an ambulatory and three radiating chapels of Norman inspiration fits into the narrow plot of the Place des Ursulines. The nave, framed by aisles, has five bays. Its three-level elevation evokes the Amiens model and gives the building great transparency. The façade is more austere. The porch bell tower reinterprets the Old Bell Tower of Chartres Cathedral.

The construction began in 1119, although there are earlier traces, with the consecration of the altar by Calixtus II. Several waves of work followed one another until the 18th century, leading to modifications to the cathedral. It was finally restored in the 19th century.

Saint-Vaast Church is located in Landas, in the Hauts-de-France region. The first church, a Romanesque building from the tenth-eleventh century was associated with the cathedral of Tournai and the abbey of Flines. Rectangular in plan, the building includes three vessels of five bays. It is preceded by a brick belfry tower which houses the oldest bell in France (1285) still in operation. Inside you can admire an organ with 784 pipes dating from 1894.