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The church suffered greatly during the Hundred Years War (1336-1453). However, two arches of the nave, of a very primitive Gothic style, allow us to suppose that they are the remains of an old collegiate church, from the ruins of which Louise of Savoy, mother of Francis I, had the present church built.

Started in 1490, this church is characteristic of the flamboyant or late Gothic in Brittany and in particular of the Beaumanoir style. Contemporary organ and stained glass windows do not fail to attract attention in this building threatened with ruin before being returned to worship in the last century.

Neo-Romanesque project conceived in 1849 by Paul Abadie. The construction of the church was completed in 1856. The architect makes cohabit the Romanesque style outside and the Gothic style inside (vaulting). Paul Abadie is also involved in the realization of furniture.

Dating from the 12th century, the building was rebuilt in its entirety during the first half of the 17th century, the choir and the nave around 1620-30, according to a scientific measurement and dating campaign undertaken in 1978.

Located in Cuncy-les-Varzy (Burgundy-Franche-Comté), the parish Church of Saint Martin dates from the early sixteenth century. The building, which is of flamboyant Gothic style, has been listed as a Historic Monument since 1971. Its stained glass windows and several items of furniture, such as a Christ on the cross and a painting representing the Montée au Calvaire, are also listed.

The church of Saint-Martin d'Audruicq located in the centre of the town, was the subject of a major restoration and repointing of the walls of the building, the work of which was completed in 2010.

Église catholique Saint-Martin d'Autingues et son Cimetière has two patron saints : the original is Saint Martin, and Saint Louis was added during the 17th century when the nearby hospital for the poor, dedicated to him, was closed.

Église catholique Saint-Martin d'Embry was built at the end of the 15th century and has three naves, like that of Fressin. It has a narthex and a monumental south porch. But its particularity is that it has kept a large portion of its medieval architecture and original decoration, an architectural summary of the flamboyant gothic style.

The Church of Saint-Martin d'Hallines is a small cathedral which at first sight seems to have come from the Middle Ages. Yet it was built in the 19th century by the architect Clovis Normand, a disciple of Viollet-le-Duc, and uses all the elements of the Gothic style.

The Saint-Martin de Frettemolle church is located in Hescamps, in Picardy. This sixteenth century building has a nave of seven bays ending in a flat chevet. The entrance is the most remarkable part of the building. It has a bay vaulted basket handle, surmounted by a tympanum and a drip decorated with five carved angels. Above the bay is an unfortunately beheaded statue of Saint Martin on his horse.