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The church Saint-Hilaire is a construction of late Limousin Romanesque style, integrated into the defensive system of the town. It has a 12th-century bell tower, nave and choir and a beautiful 13th-century Gothic portal. The church, redecorated in the seventeenth century, was heavily damaged in the Revolution. One can nevertheless admire a pulpit to preach, panelling, a stall, the three windows of the apse and newly discovered frescoes.

The church of St. James was built in 1875 by the architect Delefortrie. This building replaces the former church of Saint-Jacques, built in the 14th century in the heart of the suburb of the same name, sold as a National Property during the Revolution and converted into housing.

The church of St. James was built from 1837 to 1857 on top of a former medieval church from the mid 15th century which was demolished in 1833. The architect of the new church was François-Auguste Cheussey. During the First World War, the German bombing in 1918 damaged the church and its furnishings, but the church was further devastated during the Second World War and had to be restored afterwards. This task was entrusted to the architect Arduin.

The origins of the Saint-Jacques church in Châtellerault date back to 1008. Apart from a few extensions or slight modifications, the building retained its original appearance until the 17th century. After a major restoration campaign completed in 1858, Abbot Boislabeille decided in 1867 to have a very important bell ensemble installed in the two towers, comprising six bells in flight and a large carillon.

The church of Saint-Jacques occupies the site of a former chapel of the same name, built in 1651 by the Cordeliers order. In 1860, a popular subscription was launched in order to build a real church in place of the ageing Saint-Jacques chapel. Thanks to the success of the subscription, work on the church could begin in July 1861 under the direction of the architect Émile Loupot. The work was finally completed in 1868, three years before the inauguration of St. Martin's Church.

The Saint-Jacques-Saint-Christophe de la Villette church was built between 1841 and 1844 on top of an old 14th-century church. The considerable increase in population in the 19th century, following, in particular, the construction of the Ourcq canal, justified the construction of a new church and a royal order of 17 November 1837 authorised the commune to acquire land for this purpose. The architect of the church was Paul-Eugène Lequeux (1806-1873), architect of the neighbouring district of Saint-Denis and designer of several churches, including Notre-Dame-de-Clignancourt in the 18th arrondissement of Paris.

The church was rebuilt by the architects Mazet and Mulard in 1920 following a fire. It was then blessed on June 26, 1927 by Monsignor Julien, Bishop of Arras.

Saint-Jean-Baptiste Church was built in 1967 in the new neighbourhood of Plateau Saint-Jean, south of the city.

The Saint-Jean-Baptiste Church of Belleville, built between 1854 and 1859, is one of the first neo-Gothic churches of Paris.

The Church of St John the Baptist was built from the 11th century onwards on a site where churches had been built since the 5th century. The Romanesque church of the 11th century was replaced by a vast Gothic church of almost one hundred metres in length built in the 13th century. It was sacked by the Huguenots in 1562 and destroyed in 1568. It was followed by a new church which was intended to be temporary, but which was to become permanent. Built between 1608 and 1615, its chevet incorporates the remains of the 13th-century Gothic abbey church. Finally, in 1741, the construction of a large building in the classical style was undertaken. The lack of funds, followed by the Revolution, put an end to the work when only a third of it was completed. The two beautiful towers on the façade remain.