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Saint-Vaast Church is located in Landas, in the Hauts-de-France region. The first church, a Romanesque building from the tenth-eleventh century was associated with the cathedral of Tournai and the abbey of Flines. Rectangular in plan, the building includes three vessels of five bays. It is preceded by a brick belfry tower which houses the oldest bell in France (1285) still in operation. Inside you can admire an organ with 784 pipes dating from 1894.

The church of saint Vaast is one of the major works of classical 18th century art. Built between 1725 and 1750 under the authority of the Abbot of the Abbey of St.Vaast ( a Benedictine abbey in Arras, a few miles away) this church which looks like a small abbey-church has very pure lines.

The church has been part of the parish of Heudebouville since 1027, which depends on the Abbey of Fécamp in Normandy. The church, which has been classified since 1926, is composed of a single nave covered with a paneled frame and a choir with flat bedside and vault of plaster. The massive bell tower is topped in two parts: the first, similar to a pavilion roof is surmounted by a small polygonal spire.

13th century fortified church classified as a Historic Monument. Free visit of the exterior and interior architecture: description of the painting by the painter Girodet and Mise au Tombeau, an exceptional 15th century sculpture. The church contains a treasure room with reliquary busts and relics of Saint Jacques, as well as a collection of chasubles and a crypt.

The church of Saint-Vincent would have been founded as an oratory by Landry de Soignies (637-700) around 675 for his father Saint-Vincent. Entirely in Romanesque style, its oldest part - the tower - was built between the 11th and 12th centuries. Ravaged several times by the Calvinist iconoclasts between 1578 and 1585, it was not until 1602 that the church received a new roof and the north door of the tower was walled up and replaced by the present entrance.

The church is one of the very few Gothic buildings in the Haute-Auvergne and preserves a Romanesque bell tower.

Benefiting from an important place, because in the centre of Mérignac, the church offers a beautiful example of syncretism between the Romanesque and neo-Gothic styles. Of modest size, its charm lies above all in its architecture of local light-coloured stone, but also in its stained glass windows, which make it an illuminated place with a pleasant atmosphere.

The church of Saint-Vincent was probably built in the 15th century on a former sacred building. The new church was consecrated in 1524 to Saint Vincent, the patron saint of winegrowers. Shortly afterwards, when the Bernese arrived (1536), the church became a Protestant temple, which it still is today. The modern stained glass windows are signed by the artist Jean Prahin.

From the ecclesiastical point of view, the village is a foundation (before the 10th century) of the church of Viviers on the former Gallo-Roman estate. Saint-Vincent was the seat of a barony with jurisdiction over the surrounding parishes. In 1020 (?) the canons of Viviers exchanged with the monks of Cluny, the church of Saint-Vincent-de-Barrès for that of Meysse.

The Church of Saint-Vincent, registered with the Historical Monuments, is located in Saint-Vincent-de-Cosse, in the New-Aquitaine region. This 12th century church is a gem of medieval design. The building has a very simple architectural plan that has hardly been altered, so that it still presents a homogeneous appearance. Decorations such as modillions on the chancel cornice, sundials and a burial liter bear witness to the past glory of the church. Among the furniture, there is a large altarpiece dedicated to Saint Vincent.