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The church of Notre-Dame-des-Champs was built between 1867 and 1876. The architecture of the present church is in the Romanesque style. Its construction was entrusted to Léon Ginain, architect, from 1867 to 1876 and the contractor was Eugène Bonté. It was built during the rectorship of Abbé Cognat. The work was interrupted during the 1870 war and then resumed until its completion. The church was built on a very old church site. After the conversion of the Paris region to Christianity, a temple on this site was already dedicated to the Virgin Mary and named Notre-Dame-des-Vignes, as the area was then surrounded by vineyards.

Built in the 19th century, started in 1834 and finished in 1848.

The church of Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil is located on the site of the former chapel of the Maison des Frères de Saint Vincent de Paul. The church was completed in 1898 and became a parish in 1948.

As early as 1825, the parishioners of Haut-Pont claimed a church to meet the growing influx of faithful. The architect from Lille, Charles Leroy, had his plan imposed and laid the first stone on 4 October 1854 and the church was inaugurated on 8 October 1859, even though it was not completely finished by that date (end of around 1879).

Construction started in 1052. The work was not completed until 1486 with the erection of the spire of the transept crossing. The cathedral was closed to worship during the French Revolution: it was then transformed into a fodder store. Unlike many churches in France, it did not suffer from vandalism, looting or destruction.

Work will start very slowly in 1447. The consecration of the church is carried out on January 15, 1542 by Barthélemy Portolenqui, bishop of Troyes, whereas the nave is covered only with a simple wooden frame.

The church of Saint-Aignan owes its name to the bishop of Orléans around 400, when a pre-Romanesque church already stood there, later replaced by other buildings which were burnt down in the 11th century and again in 1262. The crypt, well lit by windows overlooking the Rue Saint-Pierre below, dates from the end of the 15th century, but the present building dates from the early 16th century. The turret on the left dates from the 16th and 17th centuries. The church of Saint-Aignan was the parish of the counts of Blois and Chartres.

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.