Church of Notre-Dame-de-Cougnes

The Récollets, Franciscan monks who settled in La Rochelle in 1629, built a vast convent from the Maubec canal to the present rue Amelot. Their church, burnt down in 1705 and rebuilt the following year, was bought by the Protestants after the Revolution to establish their temple. The cloister and the rest of the monastery became the convent of the Dames Blanches.

Built from 1742, the church remained unfinished due to lack of funds, but was nevertheless opened for worship in 1784. The 18th century cathedral is flanked by a 14th century bell tower, known as Saint Bartholomew's, which was destroyed during the Wars of Religion.

The church of Sainte-Madeleine was built between 1882 and 1883. But from the end of the 19th century, with the sea baths, the development of the town was considerable and the chapel was too small. The apse was built in 1906. In 1926, further extension work was carried out by adding the left nave. It was decided to add the right-hand nave to the existing building, as well as to install panelling inside the church (1933-1934). In 2019, the creation of a monumental fresco inside the church has been entrusted to the Lille artist Amaury Dubois.