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The Saint-Maximilien Kolbe church in Corps-Nuds was built by the architect Arthur Regnault. In Ille-et-Vilaine there are about fifteen churches of this style more or less completed, built by Arthur Regnault, fascinated by Byzantine churches. The church of Saint-Maximilien Kolbe was built with local stone, Coësmes-type limestone schist, granite and red brick.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the church, defended by a keep and two imposing towers, was the refuge of the villagers, harassed and pillaged by passing regiments.

Built on the ruins of a Romanesque church, attached to the medieval city walls, the oldest parts preserved date from around 1200. Today the church of Saint-Médard is the result of an astonishing juxtaposition of architectures, styles and periods. Inside, the church conceals several treasures including a painting by Laurent de La Hyre.

In 1982 the Association of Friends of Bisquines and Old Cancale opened the Museum of Popular Arts and Traditions in the old parish church dedicated to St Méen. Located in the town, this building is in fact the old church of Cancale which has all its evolution linked to the history of the town for 500 years. Built in the 17th century, then from 1715 to 1727 on the plans of Garangeau, Vauban's architect, its facade is reminiscent of military type construction. It was definitively enlarged in the middle of the 19th century.

The church of Saint-Michael was founded in 987 as the chapel of the castle of the Count of Luxembourg. Destroyed and rebuilt many times, the appearance of the present church owes much to its reconstruction in the 17th century, including the construction of the present tower (1648). The church has a beautiful listed organ dating from 1609.

The Church of Saint-Michel of Hennequeville is located in Trouville-sur-Mer, in Normandy. This 6th century building has been destroyed and several times. The last renovations date from 18th century. It is laid out with a long nave with a flat chevet that is topped by a bell tower. Inside, there are a set of windows evoking scenes of the Renaissance.

The current building dates from the 12th century, in a Provencal style, the cemetery was separated from it in the 19th century due to lack of space.

Built in grey granite and reddish tuff, it includes a choir surrounded by an apse chapel ambulatory, unique in the Haute Auvergne.

The Church of Saint-Michel-et-Saint-Blaise, listed as a historical monument, is located in Sigale, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. The nave dates back to the 13th century and, in the 16th century, a collateral is built south of the church. The neo-Romanesque building consists of four bay nave and a choir with semicircular chevet. A bell tower with 3 arches covers the western gable. The church has, among other treasures, a beautiful altar painting (1645) by Jean Rocca.

The Church of Saint-Modere is located in Saint-Moré and was built in the 16th century building on the site of an older church. The nave is vaulted with stone ogives, with ribs resting on engaged half-columns and flamboyant bays on a mullion. The bell tower is square. Inside there is an interesting painting that depicts the torture of the young Saint Moré.