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The Saint George Sanctuary is a neo-Gothic church founded in 1844-1845. The building was built on the site of an old church of the 6th century.

The unusually tall tower of the church (33m) provided villagers with excellent views of the surrounding countryside. The thick buttresses and large nave would have provided excellent protection for soldiers and villagers alike.

The church of Saint-Germain-l'Écossais is first mentioned in 1131, but the present church was mainly built between 1455 and 1490. From 1855 to 1877, the town's architect, Louis Henry Antoine, carried out a complete restoration of the church. The church was damaged in 1918, at the end of the First World War, by German bombing. It was more seriously damaged during the Second World War, when the German bombardment of 19 May 1940 destroyed the south gable and much of the furniture. The restoration of the building took a long time, from 1957 to 1992.

The church of Saint-Géry was built to replace the chapel of the Vivier, which served as a parish church but was becoming too small. It is the work of the architect Alexandre Grigny. It was partially destroyed during the First World War.

Church started in 1062 and completed in 1130. Dedicated in 1066.

After the first Norman destruction in the 9th century, the building was rebuilt in the 10th century and was not completed until 1250, after which it underwent several modifications and additions such as the chapels of the collaterals, shortly afterwards, or decorations for the portal or the spire.

The Saint-Henri church was built in 1925 for the miners' towns of the Dourges mining company's pit no. 6 bis. The neo-classical style church is built in reinforced concrete. It is surmounted by a square bell tower on the right side of the facade, the right side of the roof being shorter than the left side of the facade. Like the bell tower, it is decorated with pilasters and dentils. The bell tower is surmounted by a balustrade. The semicircular porch is surmounted by a rose window.

The church Saint-Hilaire is a construction of late Limousin Romanesque style, integrated into the defensive system of the town. It has a 12th-century bell tower, nave and choir and a beautiful 13th-century Gothic portal. The church, redecorated in the seventeenth century, was heavily damaged in the Revolution. One can nevertheless admire a pulpit to preach, panelling, a stall, the three windows of the apse and newly discovered frescoes.

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 of St. James was built from 1837 to 1857 on top of a former medieval church from the mid 15th century which was demolished in 1833. The architect of the new church was François-Auguste Cheussey. During the First World War, the German bombing in 1918 damaged the church and its furnishings, but the church was further devastated during the Second World War and had to be restored afterwards. This task was entrusted to the architect Arduin.