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Church of modest size, on the border between Romanesque and Gothic style. Its square lantern-shaped bell tower, its Latin cross layout, the 13th century Plantagenet-style vaulting of the choir... The other attractions of the church are the murals that adorn it on all sides.

Rich in a long and well-documented history, there are several centuries to be covered in this modest church in the region. Built in the Romanesque style, there are traces of polychrome paintings dating back just over a century, but which give a pleasant account of what the statues and scenes painted on churches in the past might have looked like.

The Church of Saint-Etienne is located in Neublans-Abergement, in Burgundy-Franche-Comté. The current church was built in the 18th century, at the same time as the neighboring castle. The church is composed of a nave, preceded by a steeple forming a porch. A choir with a flat chevet extends the nave. Two chapels form a false transept. It houses an eighteenth century pulpit and baptismal font, classified sacerdotal objects and, on the forecourt, a 15th century Calvary.

The church left by the Augustinians reflects both their pastoral ambition and the poverty of their means. At 52 m long and 26 m wide, it is one of the great churches of the Ancien Régime in Rennes, more spacious for example than the church of the Jesuits or that of Saint-Sauveur.

The church was built in the 12th century. The nave is pierced with Roman bays in full arch. It is surmounted by a tapered spire. The south wall is divided by three buttresses and the north wall by four. It underwent numerous alterations until the 17th century. The main facade of the building is a gable wall. The low arch portal is framed by four buttresses. In the eastern part, two round-arched bays alternate with buttresses. A door opens into the nave at the fourth bay.

The church of Saint-Eustache dates from 1773 but has a 19th-century bell tower and a small walled cemetery. The church houses a collection of paintings, especially by the Baroque master Carlo Dolci (1616-1686).

The Saint-Eutrope church, registered with the Historical Monuments, is located in Lusignac, in the New-Aquitaine region. From the Romanesque church of the twelfth century remain the choir and part of the bays. The bell tower, equipped with a machicolation, served as a watchtower. The building, from the middle of the third bay, dates from the 13th or 14th century, but the rest of the church has undergone renovations in the 15th century. Inside, you will notice a 16th century pedestrian and a beautiful altar in walnut.

For a long time forgotten on cultural tours, the Saint-Exupère church in Toulouse has been experiencing a revival of interest in recent years. If only for its majestic organ or its 14-bell carillon, the fourth most important in the Pink City, whose 140th anniversary was celebrated in November 2017.

The Church of Saint-Félix de Maulain, which is still surrounded by its cemetery, is located in Val-de-Meuse. The church includes a nave with a single, eighteenth century vessel with a barrel vault, topped by a thirteen century choir, which has a flat chevet, that was renovated in the 15th century. Inside, there are several statues, including a 15th century Virgin of Mercy and a 15th century statue of Saint Maurice.

The Church of Saint-Félix is located in Valcebollère, in Occitania. Valcebollère is part of the territory of the Regional Natural Park of the Catalan Pyrenees. The Church of Saint-Félix church, mentioned in records as a dependency of the parish Saint-Pierre-d'Osséja since the 13th century, was consecrated in 1219. It was rebuilt several times in the 18th and 19th centuries. The church houses valuable furniture including a remarkable seventeenth century statue of St. Hilaire.