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The Church of Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Michel of Séry-Magneval, in the Hauts-de-France region was built around 1200. The church is surprising because of its slender character, a characteristic that is rare for a church of such limited dimensions. It consists of a Romanesque nave that was exalted at the end of the sixteenth century, a transept and a choir that was built at the beginning of the thirteenth century in the Gothic style. The church retains traces of painted decorations of the twelfth, thirteenth, sixteenth and eighteenth centuries.

The church of Saint Pierre and Saint Paul de Chânes was built in the 11th century by the monks of the nearby Cluny Abbey, on the site of a 9th century church. Its Romanesque nave is extended by an apse on the dome from which one can admire a fresco of Byzantine style. The gabled facade is decorated with semicircular Lombard arches highlighted by a "sawtooth" band. The bell tower is of the Cluniac type.

The church of St Pierre and St Paul de Chauffours appears unusual, with its two contiguous roofs, its porch and its small spire that overhangs the roof. This atypical church, which brings together several architectural styles ranging from Romanesque to Renaissance style, was under the dependence of the chapter of Notre-Dame de Chartres.

The church of St. Peter and St. Paul of Essay, in the department of Orne, dates from the eleventh century. It’s Romanesque entrance is decorated with capitals with monsters head and geometric patterns. The interior of the church, elegantly decorated, includes some elements of classified furniture, such as a cross depicting Christ from the fifteenth century and the baptismal font of the twelfth century, which are decorated with the same geometric decoration as that of the Romanesque portal.

The Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul church is located in La Motte-Tilly in Champagne. The choir and transept date back to the 16th century. Built in the renaissance style, they were part of the chapel of the first Motte-Tilly castle, that belonged to the local noble family, the Raguier. This church is remarkable for the chapel dedicated to Saint Margaret, which houses the marble tomb of Father Joseph Marie Terray, by the sculptor Félix Lecomte, listed in 1919

The Church of Saint-Pierre and Saint-Paul is located in Mainneville, Normandy, in the department of Eure. The church, built according to a Latin cross plan, has a Romanesque nave dating from the 12th century. The transept and the choir were rebuilt in the 16th century. You can see two statues from the 14th century, the funerary slab of Guillelmi (14th century) and a wooden statue of Saint Nicolas (17th century).

The Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul church is located in Saint-Pôtan, Brittany. The construction of the current building dates from the 16th century. The construction of the north and south chapels and the construction of a bell tower date back to the 19th century. Inside, visitors can admire the altarpiece by the sculptor of the Marcins Lambert Rufflay (XVIIe century), classified with the Historical Monuments, as well as a statue of Saint Sebastien.

The church is in the typical style of the region, not failing to embellish the landscape with the red brick that makes it up. The eight-century old building also has the particularity of having a carillon with 14 bells since 1844.

The church is in the typical style of the region, not failing to embellish the landscape with the red brick that makes it up. The eight-century old building also has the particularity of having a carillon with 14 bells since 1844.

In Gothic Revival style, it was designed by the architect Arthur Regnault and consecrated in 1888. The interior of this church, with vaults of Caen limestone, is decorated with elements recovered from the old church of the 16th century, which stood on the same site. The old church, originally a prior, depended on the Benedictines of Saint-Melaine de Rennes. It was mainly from the 16th century but still had remains from the 11th century. Panels placed around the church will allow you to learn more about the history of the church and its architectural treasures.