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Sainte-Eulalie Church is located in Vignevieille, in Occitania. It was mentioned in records as early as 1351, and the trace walled windows suggests an early Romanesque building. The church has a bell tower with two arches covering the western facade. A porch on the northern side of the buildings allows access through a pretty arched door decorated with wrought ironwork. Inside, there is a baptismal font from the Middle Ages and a classified ciborium from the eighteenth or nineteenth century.

The Church of Sainte-Foi is located in Sainte-Foi, Occitanie. This church, perched on top of a hill, dates back to the 11th century. The building is surmounted by a double arched steeple. The nave and the southern entrance were built in the 14th century. The choir has traces of 14th century frescoes. The building has an atmosphere of serenity and meditation.

The Church of Sainte-Foy is located in Sainte-Foy-de-Montgommery, in Normandy. The lords of the place were the Montgommery, and their tombstones can still be seen in the church. The choir, dedicated to St Foy, from the 13th century, is the oldest part of the church. The nave, built in the sixteenth century, is flanked by a bell tower that was built in the eighteenth century. There is an interesting seventeenth century tabernacle.

In 1136 the church of Sainte Geneviève was founded. The building was burnt down during the 16th century, then rebuilt and looted during the Revolution.

The church is modest in appearance, but you only have to go inside to see all its riches at first glance. The arcatures of the chapels are surmounted by a delicate mural fresco, in ten paintings, illustrating episodes from the life of Saint Germaine de Pibrac. The baptistery, for its part, harmonizes with the nave and is similar to the Romanesque style. Finally, the church has a rich interior decoration, the work of talented local painters.

The church of Saint-Madeleine Cizely (12th century) is built on a site dating, according to remains found there, to the prehistoric times and the Gallic period. Formerly a property of the abbey from Saint-Martin d'Autun, it was completely rebuilt at the end of the 19th century. Rectangular in plan, this building has an un-vaulted nave, a chancel ending in an ovoid apse and a square bell tower. A stained glass window from the sixteenth century represents Saint Madeleine.

Saint Madeleine Church is located in La Bouille, in Normandy. The Gothic building, built between the XV and XVII century, is composed of three naves separated by elegant columns on which rests a vault of ogive. In 1862, the old steeple was replaced by a new bell tower. Inside the church there are the magnificent stained glass windows, as well as ex-votos and a boat model reminiscent of the port's past.

The Sainte-Marguerite Church, listed as a Historical Monument, is located in Sainte-Marguerite-des-loges, in Normandy. It is representative of four eras: the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, Classicism and the contemporary era. The original church building dates from the 12th century. It was then enlarged in the 15th and 17th centuries. In 1944, during the Normandy invasion, a bomb damaged the stained glass windows and the masonry of the bell tower, which was restored in 1960.

Built in the mid-19th century by the architect Paul Abadie, the church of Sainte-Marie de Bordeaux embodies the neo-Medieval art of this century. Its bell-tower-porch is dominated by a bulbous spire crowned by a roof lantern. Inside, the wooden framework is visible in the nave, while the walls are decorated with a vast painted decoration. The stained-glass windows as well as the homogeneous furniture are worth a look. The church, its architecture and decoration form a remarkable artistic ensemble.

The Sainte Marie d'Avrainville church was built in the 11th and 12th centuries, but except for the entrance gate and bell tower, it was destroyed during the Hundred Years War. Rebuilt in the 15th and 16th centuries, the church has a nave extended by a semi-circular apse choir ending in two apsidioles and a massive square tower. Recently renovated, the church has become a popular cultural venue, thanks to its excellent acoustics.