The church of St. James was built in 1875 by the architect Delefortrie. This building replaces the former church of Saint-Jacques, built in the 14th century in the heart of the suburb of the same name, sold as a National Property during the Revolution and converted into housing.
The church was built in brick according to a traditional basilica plan. It is composed of a nave, two aisles, a three-bay apse topped by a ribbed vault.
A first church stood in the place of the present one but was destroyed under the bombings of 1940. It was rebuilt between 1949 and 1956.
Saint-Jean-Baptiste Church was built in 1967 in the new neighbourhood of Plateau Saint-Jean, south of the city.
The nave is Romanesque and dates from around 1120, and the construction work finally lasted until the following century. The transept, also Romanesque, is slightly older, while the high windows and the cross vault were rebuilt in the 16th century.
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