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Designed according to the plans of the architect Auguste Delort, the church was built on the site of a former vast cemetery common to the parishes of Saint-Etienne, Saint-Sernin, Notre-Dame-du-Taur and Saint-Michel, which was in use from 1780 to 1840, before being disused in favour of that of Terre-Cabade. Faced with the impatience of the inhabitants of the district, a first parish service was established as early as 1849 following the completion of the first crypts. Due to a lack of financial means, the work progressed chaotically. Seven years later, despite its official opening for worship, the church is far from being completed. Even today, its bell tower and vaults have still not been completed.

The Church of Saint-Aubin-et-Saint-Agip is located in Saint-Aubin-d'Ecrosville, in Normandy. It combines the late Gothic style with the more dominant Renaissance style. The facade, the nave and the aisles date from the sixteenth century, while the choir and the sacristy were added in the eighteenth century. The beautiful western facade provides remarkable decoration of the interior.

The church of Saint-Augustin was built in 1935. The church is an example of Art Deco religious architecture in Belgium. The architects Léon Guiannotte and André Watteyne were commissioned to draw up the plans for the church. Most of the work was carried out in two years (1933-1935). In the 1980s, the building deteriorated badly, but thanks to the new interest in art deco in Brussels, the church escaped demolition (requested by the engineers of the Brussels metro) and was classified as a national heritage site in 1988.

The church of Saint-Aventin is a Romanesque church dating from the end of the 11th and 12th centuries. It is composed of a nave with a semi-dome vaulted apse and two side aisles each with an apse. The open belfry with semicircular bays dates from the 11th century. The main interest of this small mountain church lies in its lapidary heritage, in particular its portal whose tympanum is decorated with a Christ in Majesty whose mandorla is supported by four angels each bearing a symbol of the four evangelists.

Church built on the initiative of Anne de Beaujeu, daughter of Louis XI, regent of the kingdom and viscountess of Carlat. The construction is undertaken from 1503 to 1522.

The Church of Saint-Avit is located in Saint-Avit-de-Tardes, in the region of New Aquitaine. It is bordered by the cemetery and the old 16th century Priory adjoining it. The church, a grand building that was built at the end of the 13th century, was fortified in the 16th century. It has a typical portal of the Creuse with its hollow tympanum. Inside, among the furniture, the front of the high altar is garnished with repousse leather from the 17th century.

Until about 1800, the church bears the name of Saint Aignan which is then replaced by that of Saint Barthélemy. Its particularity is its "caquetoire". It is an external gallery which decorates not only the facade but also a large part of the south side. One can date its construction to the XVIth century, after the emancipation of the inhabitants. At that time, it was used as a shelter for the parish meetings that were held at the exit of the mass.

The foundation of Saint Bartholomew's Church, located in Devillac in the Lot-et-Garonne, dates back to the 12th century. The interior is decorated with paintings and beautiful stained glass windows. Its elegant wall-tower, decorated with a round dormer, dates from the 16th century.

The Saint-Bauld Church is located in Verneuil-sur-Indre, in the Center-Val de Loire region. The building consists of a twelfth century nave covered with a fifteenth century frame. The choir, with flat buttresses, dates from the 12th century. Its upper floor, with the belfry and the spire were rebuilt in the nineteenth century. A porch was built in the eighteenth century on the north side of the nave.

The Church of Saint-Benoît is found in Saint-Benoit-des-Ombres in Normandy. It was built in the 12th century, but today only part of the north wall of the nave and the chevet remain from the Romanesque period. Several changes were made in the sixteenth century. The entrance, which is molded with low arched lintel, is topped with an eighteenth century wooden statue representing Saint-Benoît. Among the furniture, several objects are classified, including a high relief representing the Martyrdom of St. Lawrence (fifteenth century) and the baptismal font (sixteenth century).