Saint-Jean-Baptiste, which almost completely disappeared at the end of the First World War, was rebuilt in 1924-25 based on the previous building, itself largely rebuilt after a fire in 1693.
The building has a Latin cross plan and is oriented. It has a two-bay nave with aisles, a projecting transept and a choir in the apse with five cut-off sides. The western façade is flanked to the south by a quadrangular bell tower.
Built from 1145, is one of the first milestones of Gothic architecture. is its transept, each arm of which ends with an apse. This architectural choice is a short-lived experience of the builders of the first Gothic generation, imitated only for the south arm of the cathedral of Soissons.
Built around 1506-1507, the "librairie" (old name) for canons, is one of the very rare examples of wooden buildings still preserved in northern France. Initially, access was from the south and the present stone gable was not built until the 17th century. At the same time, a retaining wall was built to relieve the beams of the first floor.
The Saint-Leonard church is located in Ménévillers, in Picardy. This Romanesque building was redesigned in the seventeenth century, including the addition of a curved entrance, decorated with a brace and topped with an oculus. The choir of the church is attached on one side to the presbytery and on the other to an old farm of the abbey. It has a baptismal font from the 11th century.
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