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Église Saint-Algis is located in Saint-Algis, a small village with 151 inhabitants about about halfway between the towns of Guise and Hirson in the Département Aisne in the région Hauts-de-France.

The Saint-Ambroise church was built in the eclectic style between 1863 and 1868 on a former chapel dating from 1659. The chapel was destroyed during the construction of the Boulevard du Prince Eugène, renamed Boulevard Voltaire in 1870. During the Commune in 1871, without preventing worship, the church was the headquarters of the Ambroise club, known as the proletarians' club, which included feminist speakers. This club published the newspaper "Le prolétaire".

The Saint-Amé church was built in 1875 and dedicated to Saint Amé, patron saint of Amé Tilloy, founder of the Compagnie des Mines de Lens. The church was built for the workers of the pit n°3 of the mines of Lens and their families. Destroyed during the First World War, it was rebuilt in its present form in 1934-35. Since 2008, the church has been famous for its series of modern figurative stained glass windows that evoke the life of the miners of Liévin.

The parish church of St. Andrew has existed since the 13th century but was located at the rampart of St. Andrew. Damaged by shells during the siege of 1708 by the imperial army, it was finally destroyed in 1784. The chapel of the convent of the Discalced Carmelites, Notre-Dame du Mont-Carmel, later renamed Saint-André parish church, was used.

Saint Andrew's church dates from the end of the 12th century and was probably built on the way to Santiago de Compostela. The altar on the western façade was probably built in the 15th century for pilgrims. The church is representative of the Romanesque architecture of Saintonge.

The church of Saint-Antoine-des-Quinze-Vingts was built in 1902-03. The church is built of brick and stone on a basilica plan in the neo-Romanesque style. Some parts and decorations are typical of the Art Nouveau of the Nancy School. The façade is made of brick and stone. It opens with a scalloped semi-circular portal and three lancet windows.

In the year 950, a religious building (a church or a baptistery) dedicated to Saint Austremoine, is dependent on the priory of Issoire. If the church dates mainly from the 12th and 13th centuries, it preserves some elements from the 10th century. Its bell-tower-porch, much more recent, dates from 1818.

Built to watch over the valley, the Church of St Avit was fortified in the 16th century to provide defenders with a stronger position. You can still see the arrow slits and small windows.

St. Boniface Church, built between 1846 and 1885, is one of the first neo-gothic churches in Brussels.

Église Saint-Brice is located in Remies, a small village with 238 inhabitants in the Département Aisne in the région Hauts-de-France.