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The parish church of Notre Dame is located in Magneville, in Lower Normandy, in the department of Manche. It is registered as a historic monument by decree of 19 December 1985. The church was built between the middle of the 12th and 13th centuries and enlarged in the fifteenth century. You can admire the choir, a jewel of Romanesque architecture and the baptismal font from the twelfth century.

This rather massive church has a Romanesque nave ending in the east with a semicircular apse; the north aisle was added in the 16th century. The interest of this church lies especially in the choir where the Romanesque capitals represent, in the south, Daniel then animals and a frustres character; in the north, the Temptation with the tree, the snake, Eve, Adam, a dressed character (God?) and a bird. The whole testifies to a rich repertoire of motifs that are innovative compared to what was being done in the kingdom at the same time.

This church is largely Gothic, however some is based on an old Romanesque part. Its construction spanned from the 14th century to the beginning of the 17th century. Built on the initiative of Louis II of Bourbon, Duke of Bourbon. Many works of art from the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries are housed there, in particular Notre-Dame de MontluÁon (17th century), an Adoration of the Magi, a Saint John the Baptist carrying the lamb and one of the most beautiful virgins of Pitiè d'Auvergne, stone statue from the 15th century (furniture classified as a historic monument).

This religious building dates back to the 14th century but according to Arcisse de Caumont, it would have been largely rebuilt later. The openings were reworked in the 16th century, while the construction of the present western façade can be traced back to the 18th century thanks to an inscription dated 1766. The church remained abandoned throughout the 19th century. It is registered in the inventory of Historical Monuments in 1975 and restoration work was undertaken in the last quarter of the following century by a conservation association chaired by the mayor of the town: the frame, the roof, the paintings and pews of the time are then restored thanks to many donations and grants.

Notre-Dame de Vic is a real treasure: its architecture as well as its furniture is quite remarkable for this sector of the Pyrenees. The building shelters marvels of different artistic times. It is the largest and most imposing Romanesque church in Couserans, after the lower cathedral of Saint-Lizier. It is also the only one to have a basilica plan. The construction of the building began at the end of the 11th century, as evidenced by the bedside, devoid of ornamentation, typical of early Romanesque art.

The Church of Notre-Dame is located in Payroux, in the region of New Aquitaine. The building has a beautiful facade from the late Romanesque period (twelfth century). The walls of the second and third bays of the nave present historical scenes dating from the end of the fifteenth century. Facing outward, a massive steeple was built on the transept crossing. Interior decoration includes a 17th century polychrome wooden statue of the Virgin.

Symbol of the city, the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Sées would be, according to medieval chronicles, the fifth Christian construction on the same site. The history of the building is more than eventful, alternating destruction due to wars or fires and periods of restoration.

The Church of Termes was built im 1163, as stipulated in the act of sharing the castle of Termes between the two brothers, Raimond and Guillaume de Termes. Since then, the building has not undergone any noticeable modifications, except the elevation of the north wall to reduce the slope of the roof in 1890.

The Church of Our Lady of Vals is a semi-cave church on three levels, known for the Romanesque frescoes it contains, of great historical and artistic interest. The building is located on the Chemin du piÈmont Pyrénées, one of the most important secondary routes of the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. The construction of the building began in the tenth century, and was not completed until 1887. Archaeological excavations have made it possible to reveal traces of a previous occupation, going back to Antiquity or even Protohistory.

The church of Notre-Dame, registered with the Historical Monuments, is located in Vichères, in the region of Center-Val de Loire. The current building, which dates from the sixteenth century, consists of two adjoining naves: the Romanesque north aisle, with a wooden vault. and the Renaissance style southern nave, consisting of three bays at right angles. A Renaissance door, now walled off, opened onto the central part. Inside there is a sixteenth century canopy, among other objects.