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The Church of Saint-André was built in the 17th century as a chapel, that of the Unshod Carmelites who had recently arrived in Lille. The work started in 1701 and the architect is Thomas-Joseph Gombert. The work, interrupted by the siege of Lille and the Succession Wars of Spain, continued under the direction of the nephew of the original architect, François-Joseph Gombert.

The church of Saint-André was probably founded by Marguerite and Antoine de Rochefort d'Ally. The official existence of the building appears in 1141 in the act of foundation of the priory of Rochefort by Géraud de Rochefort d'Ally.

The Church of Saint-André, listed as a Historical Monument, is located in Montgiscard, in the Midi-Pyrénées region. Built in the 13th century and rebuilt in the 14th century after having been set on fire, the church has a four-span nave with a one-span choir and a five-sided chevet. Two aisles, each with three chapels, frame the nave. Note the wall-tower rebuilt in 1890 with machicolation, six bays and two corner turrets.

From the 12th century Romanesque basilica, former priory of the Benedictine abbey of Nanteuil, are preserved the western facade, classified as a historic monument in 1903, and the southern portal with its engaged columns. Many shadows remain about its history: ravaged by a fire in 1415, the church underwent several reconstruction campaigns during the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries.

The church of Fixin is the oldest Romanesque building on the Dijon coast. As early as 902, an oratory dedicated to St-Antoine stood here. The oldest part of this church is the great nave. One will notice on the north side the primitive door. The nave is lit by 4 small Romanesque windows and on the south side by a large window which was pierced late. The tower of the bell tower was partly built inside the nave. In 1720, the construction of a cul-de-four enlarged the sanctuary. The church was classified as a historical monument in 1912.

The church of St. Anthony is dedicated to St. Anthony, the Egyptian whose body was brought back from Constantinople to La Motte aux Bois in the eleventh century. It is thought that in the 13th century the Baron de Calvinet founded the commandery of the hospital order of Saint-Antoine de Viennois on the site of the current church. Wars of religion contributed to the destruction of the hospital, with only the chapel of the Commandery surviving Calvinist destruction and the Revolution.

This vast church with three naves in the town centre on the banks of the Vesdre is in a pleasing environment and gives a pleasant impression on entering it. It was repainted in 2009 in contrasting tones, sometimes a classic pale, sometimes an audacious and contemporary bordeaux which gives an impression of warmth

The Saint Arnould church of Bougainville is located in the center of a small town in the Somme. Built from stone in the 16th and 17th centuries, the church is made up of a nave of three spans, flanked by a bell tower on which hangs a turret of stairs, a choir and a sacristy. Partially destroyed during the revolution of 1789, the nave was rebuilt in the 19th century while a chevet was rebuilt in the 20th century. You can admire a wooden virgin and a holy water font.

The Church of Saint-Aubin is located in Mesnil-sous-Vienne, in Normandy. It was built in the 11th century, named in texts in the 13th and 14th centuries and largely rebuilt in the sixteenth century. The frame is vaulted on the four vessels of the building. A statue of St. Catherine of Alexandria (sixteenth century) is listed as an historic monument. The building is covered with an apparent frame and the outer walls are polychrome checkerboard.

The Church of Saint-Aubin is located in Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer, in Normandy. The church was built in 3 stages: the oldest part, the northern nave, was built in the 12th century, and then the stone bell tower was added in the 13th century. A second nave was added, to the east of the first, in the 16th century. Under the sacristy is a burial vault of the Houdetot family that houses two coffins.