Built at the beginning of the 18th century, it was first a parish church before becoming a basilica in 1952, then a cathedral 37 years later.
Elongated plan building. Its facade rises on two levels, with columns. The first one has a portal. Two towers, each with three levels of elevation, flank this façade.
The church of Saint-Christophe-de-Javel was built between 1926 and 1930. A former wooden chapel, built on this site in 1863, was destroyed in 1890, and a temporary chapel was used until 1898 when the church was built in 1926. The present church is the work of the architect Charles-Henri Besnard. The choir's mural, by Henri-Marcel Magne, depicts him surrounded by travellers imploring his protection, and modern means of transport (train, liner, balloon, plane, car), inspired by the district's transport industries, notably the nearby Citroën factories.
Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette church was built between 1963 and 1965 on a former chapel built in 1858 by the Brothers of Saint-Vincent-de-Paul. This new church was built according to the plans of the architects Henri Colboc and Jean Dionis du Séjour. This modernist church is an example of the renewal inspired by the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965).
The church of St. Leon is a parish church built in the 1920s and 1930s. The church was designed by Emile Brunet. It is built of concrete covered with bricks. The art deco-inspired decoration (stained glass windows, mosaics, sculptures, ironwork) is characteristic of the 1930s and 1940s. The mosaic is the work of Auguste Labouret.
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