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Modestly sized church, once a place of pilgrimage known throughout France for several centuries, but which was devastated at the time of the Norman invasions. Inside, the church conceals several elements that are worth a visit: a 17th century polychrome terracotta sculpture of the "Dormition of the Virgin", a stained glass window depicting a miracle by Saint Leonard, and particularly well-preserved stained glass windows and wall frescoes.

Built in the 13th century, the church was partly destroyed during the English invasions and then rebuilt in the 15th century. Only the foundations of the bell tower remain from the 13th century. The facade would even date from the 16th century, with its Renaissance portal. The building was consolidated in the 19th century by a major restoration operation.

Classified as a Historic Monument, the church of Saint-Louis des Chartrons is the work of the architect Charles-Louis Brun. It was completed in 1880. It has the most important symphonic organ in the Aquitaine region (Wenner-Maille). An exceptional instrument for concerts all year round.

Church built in the 13th century, in a primitive Romanesque and Gothic style. The building is dedicated to Saint-Louis, as he would have landed on the beaches of Hyères in the 13th century.

Built in the 1920s, the Saint-Louis de Vincennes church was designed before the First World War. This shows the audacity of the young architects Jacques Droz and Joseph Marrast who, from the outset, chose to use the new material in architecture that reinforced concrete represented, to design a space dedicated to worship free of traditional walls and pillars. In addition to this, there was an immediate desire to turn it into an interdisciplinary artistic project heralding the revival of the sacred art of the inter-war period. Listed as a Historic Monument, it is one of the rare churches of this period in France, entirely preserved.

The Saint-Louis-en-l'Île church is a French church located on the island of Saint-Louis. The construction of the building was spread out in several stages from 1624 to 1726.

The Saint-Loup church, located in Pers-en-Gâtinais, is an excellent example of the regions industrial identity and its reflections in local construction, as its materials and characteristics are emblematic of the architecture of Gâtinais. Founded in the twelfth century, the church was damaged during the Hundred Years War then rebuilt in the 15th century, as a single nave church with no architectural break between the nave and the chancel. The oldest object of the church of Pers escaped destruction during the revolution - the bell that dates from 1581.

The church suffered greatly during the Hundred Years War (1336-1453). However, two arches of the nave, of a very primitive Gothic style, allow us to suppose that they are the remains of an old collegiate church, from the ruins of which Louise of Savoy, mother of Francis I, had the present church built.

Started in 1490, this church is characteristic of the flamboyant or late Gothic in Brittany and in particular of the Beaumanoir style. Contemporary organ and stained glass windows do not fail to attract attention in this building threatened with ruin before being returned to worship in the last century.

Neo-Romanesque project conceived in 1849 by Paul Abadie. The construction of the church was completed in 1856. The architect makes cohabit the Romanesque style outside and the Gothic style inside (vaulting). Paul Abadie is also involved in the realization of furniture.