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Completed in 1888, the church built by the architect Ledru on the ruins of an old church presents a set of stained glass windows (1900) by the master Félix Gaudin. The interior painted decoration, for which the building is famous, was created between 1890 and 1930 by Abbé Boudal.

The church of Saint Francis, known as the Church of the Italians, is the former sanctuary of the first monastery of the Visitation Order of Saint Mary, founded in 1610. During the French Revolution, the church was transformed into a factory. It was returned to worship in 1923 and restored in 2003.

The foundation stone was laid on August 29, 1857. The work was carried out by the contractor Adolphe Crouy and the carpenter-joiner A. Lacour. The church was blessed on December 15, 1859, consecrated on July 4, 1868 and given to the city on May 25, 1868. After the damages of the Second World War, it was restored from 1951 to 1959 according to the plans of the architect Yves Laloy, by the masonry firm Jean Lapouille d'Hazebrouck. The sculpted capitals are of Donlinger marble-sculptor.

The church of Saint-Geniès is a sober baroque church that was built in 1625, on the site of a 13th-century church that had become dilapidated. It is distinguished by its elegant façade, decorated with pilasters, with, under the pediment, the statue of Gérard Tenque, born in Martigues in 1040, and founder of the Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem. It was sculpted in the years 1880-1890 by a craftsman from Martigues, Nazaire Bertrand.

The building, probably built by Saint Antoninus in the 13th century, also had later additions: the nave and the staircase adjacent to the crossing date back to the 15th century. The church was renovated in the 19th century.

The Saint George Sanctuary is a neo-Gothic church founded in 1844-1845. The building was built on the site of an old church of the 6th century.

The unusually tall tower of the church (33m) provided villagers with excellent views of the surrounding countryside. The thick buttresses and large nave would have provided excellent protection for soldiers and villagers alike.

The church of Saint-Germain-l'Écossais is first mentioned in 1131, but the present church was mainly built between 1455 and 1490. From 1855 to 1877, the town's architect, Louis Henry Antoine, carried out a complete restoration of the church. The church was damaged in 1918, at the end of the First World War, by German bombing. It was more seriously damaged during the Second World War, when the German bombardment of 19 May 1940 destroyed the south gable and much of the furniture. The restoration of the building took a long time, from 1957 to 1992.

The church of Saint-Géry was built to replace the chapel of the Vivier, which served as a parish church but was becoming too small. It is the work of the architect Alexandre Grigny. It was partially destroyed during the First World War.

Church started in 1062 and completed in 1130. Dedicated in 1066.