The church of Notre-Dame de Bressuire is a 10th and 11th-century church, mentioned as early as 1090, and topped in the middle of the 16th century by a 56-metre high gothic bell tower overlooking the town. Restoration work, carried out between 1978 and 2000, revealed the 1821 wall paintings that adorn the choir. It was also renovated in 2000 following the storm of December 1999.
The Church of St-Martin was built in Glénay in the 11th century because of its strategic location, leading to it being fortified in the 14th century. The church presents a simple plan: a vaulted nave from the late nineteenth century, a choir with a circular apse, an absidiole (sacristy), a chapel and a belfry. Strangely, although the church is dedicated to St Martin, it does not offer a representation of the saint but of one of his contemporaries: St Hilaire de Poitiers.
The first mention of St. Paul's church dates from 1070 in a deed of gift to the Benedictine abbey of St. Paul de Cormery. The nave burned down in 1568, during the Wars of Religion. The chevet collapsed in 1747 so that today only the façade remains.
Built within the walls of the citadel, the Sainte-Croix church and its chapel date back to the 11th century. A new church was probably built around 1140 and then enlarged at the end of the 12th century. The western façade was rebuilt in 1750 with stones from the castle. Major restoration work took place between 1852 and 1855.
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