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The Ppriory of Saint-Hilarion de Duravel is a modest priory attached to the Abbey of St. Victor in Marseille

Built in ashlar except for the sacristy which is made of rubble. Its bell tower built in 1853 supports a masonry spire. The church is also decorated with terracotta statues of Saint Peter and Saint Paul.

The Collegiate Church of Saints Peter and Guidon is a Brabant Gothic style church built in the 14th century. The first church was in Romanesque style, as can be seen in the crypt (11th century). The present building was built between 1350 and 1527, the square tower dating from 1517. Jean van Ruysbroeck, architect (with others) of the Brussels City Hall tower, was responsible for the work between 1479 and 1485. Between 1843 and 1847, the church underwent serious restoration work under the direction of the architect Jules-Jacques Van Ysendyck. In 1898, the square tower was surmounted by a spire.

The collegiate church of San Isidro, also known as the Colegiata de San Isidro el Real, was built in the 17th century by the architect Pedro Sánchez. The church, built as the church of the former Imperial College of the Society of Jesus, replaced the sixteenth-century parish church of St. Peter and St. Paul, which was demolished, as well as the original Imperial College. In 1885, with the constitution of the Diocese of Madrid, it became the provisional cathedral of that city, a rank that it occupied for more than a century until 1993, when the present Cathedral of Santa María de la Almudena was completed and San Isidro regained its status as a collegiate church. In 1936 the building was burnt down at the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War and then restored.

The Collegiate Church of Sant'Anna was built in the 18th century in Baroque style, replacing a previous church dating back to the 13th century. Severely damaged in 1943 during the Second World War, due to bombings, it was rebuilt after the war.

The collegiate church of Santa Maria a Mare was founded in the 13th century after a statue of the Virgin Mary was found on the beach in 1204. The exterior is mainly from the 18th century, but the bell tower dates from the 14th century, and a hemispherical dome was completed in 1863, covered with Vietri earthenware.

The Collegiate Church of St. Anne is an academic church of the Jagiellonian University as well as a parish church for the parish of St. Anne.

The Collegiate Church of St. Bartholomew was founded in the 11th century in the Ottonian style. The building was heavily restored between 1999 and 2006.Collegiate Church of St. Bartholomew

The collegiate church of St. Waltrude was built between 1450 and 1691, without the church ever being completed. The present collegiate church is the successor to other buildings that have occupied this mound since the foundation of the first hermitage on this site by St. Waltrude (612-688). During the French Revolution, the building was used as a stable and was almost demolished. From 1803, the collegiate church became the main parish church of the town of Mons.

The Collegiate Church of the Holy Cross and St. Bartholomew is a gothic church built between 1288 and 1350. The church went through a turbulent history, being repeatedly robbed, turned into a warehouse, a shelter for the population, and even served as a stable during the Thirty Years' War. The church was rebuilt after the WWII, until 1957.