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Built in the mid-19th century by the architect Paul Abadie, the church of Sainte-Marie de Bordeaux embodies the neo-Medieval art of this century. Its bell-tower-porch is dominated by a bulbous spire crowned by a roof lantern. Inside, the wooden framework is visible in the nave, while the walls are decorated with a vast painted decoration. The stained-glass windows as well as the homogeneous furniture are worth a look. The church, its architecture and decoration form a remarkable artistic ensemble.

The Sainte Marie d'Avrainville church was built in the 11th and 12th centuries, but except for the entrance gate and bell tower, it was destroyed during the Hundred Years War. Rebuilt in the 15th and 16th centuries, the church has a nave extended by a semi-circular apse choir ending in two apsidioles and a massive square tower. Recently renovated, the church has become a popular cultural venue, thanks to its excellent acoustics.

In 1283, Abbot Taillefer, superior of the Cistercian abbey of Nizors, founded the bastide town of Boulogne. It was built on the model of all bastides: church in the centre and public square surrounded by arcades. The church was started around this time, but finished later. It was once rectangular in plan.

Église catholique Sainte-Marie-Madeleine d'Offekerque et son Cimetière was rebuilt for the first time by two ocal architects after a fire broke our in August 1934. It was previously known as the church of Saint Mary Madeleine, but after its reconstruction, it was known by the name of Saint Theresa of the Infant Jesus, referring to the only statue saved from the fire.

The church Sainte-Marie-Madeleine Celles-sur-Ource was dependent on the abbey Notre-Dame de Mores, its former Cistercian abbey neighbor. Built in the sixteenth century, it has a Gothic nave of three spans, extended by a flamboyant five-sided Gothic style choir. You can admire a statue of Mary Magdalene in polychrome limestone (seventeenth century), a high altar with altarpiece and tabernacle (seventeenth century), a painting by P. Cossard (eighteenth century) and windows of the sixteenth century.

The Church Sainte-Marie-Madeleine is located in Sainpuits, Burgundy-Franche-Comté. Erected in the 12th century, it was ravaged by the 100 year war. The nave of the current church dates from the 15th and 15th centuries. The building is dominated by an imposing bell tower with a 16th century flamboyant style portal. Several pieces of furniture are listed as Historical Monuments. The stained glass windows that survive in the apse date back to the second half of the 19th century.

The Sainte-Marie-Madeleine church, built in the 13th century, dominates the entire village of Saint-André-d'Apchon. The 16th century vaulting of the Gothic nave, that is covered with glazed tiles that form a colorful decor with exceptional geometric patterns, required the construction of a frame, and forms a true work of art that deserves a visit. Note the stained glass windows and sixteenth century stalls and the many statues of polychrome gilt wood and stone.

The Church of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine is located in Saint-Guen, in Brittany. The church is built in the shape of a Latin cross. The choir and the nave were built in 1610, the sacristy dates from 1777 and the entire frame of the church was rebuilt in 1785. The transept is formed by two chapels, separated from the nave by two arches. The building houses important heritage objects, with statues dating from the seventeenth and eighteenth century, including a beautiful Piéta sculpture.

The church of Saint-Mélaine, in flamboyant gothic style (xve century) dedicated to Melaine de Rennes. The priory of Saint-Mélaine was founded between 1149 and 1157 following a donation from Guyomarc'h III, Lord of Morlaix. The church was built at the end of the 15th century by the Beaumanoir workshop of architects. In 1879, the roof lantern of the church was replaced by a wooden spire covered with zinc. The church houses beautiful sandpits and statues from the 15th to the 19th century, as well as a Dallam organ restored in 1971.

This rural-style church was built in 1857 and consecrated in 1879 by Bishop Nicolas Adames, the first Bishop of Luxembourg. It has been renovated several times since the 1950s.