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The origins of the Saint-Jacques church in Châtellerault date back to 1008. Apart from a few extensions or slight modifications, the building retained its original appearance until the 17th century. After a major restoration campaign completed in 1858, Abbot Boislabeille decided in 1867 to have a very important bell ensemble installed in the two towers, comprising six bells in flight and a large carillon.

The church of Saint-Jacques occupies the site of a former chapel of the same name, built in 1651 by the Cordeliers order. In 1860, a popular subscription was launched in order to build a real church in place of the ageing Saint-Jacques chapel. Thanks to the success of the subscription, work on the church could begin in July 1861 under the direction of the architect Émile Loupot. The work was finally completed in 1868, three years before the inauguration of St. Martin's Church.

The Saint-Jacques-Saint-Christophe de la Villette church was built between 1841 and 1844 on top of an old 14th-century church. The considerable increase in population in the 19th century, following, in particular, the construction of the Ourcq canal, justified the construction of a new church and a royal order of 17 November 1837 authorised the commune to acquire land for this purpose. The architect of the church was Paul-Eugène Lequeux (1806-1873), architect of the neighbouring district of Saint-Denis and designer of several churches, including Notre-Dame-de-Clignancourt in the 18th arrondissement of Paris.

The church was rebuilt by the architects Mazet and Mulard in 1920 following a fire. It was then blessed on June 26, 1927 by Monsignor Julien, Bishop of Arras.

Saint-Jean-Baptiste Church was built in 1967 in the new neighbourhood of Plateau Saint-Jean, south of the city.

The Saint-Jean-Baptiste Church of Belleville, built between 1854 and 1859, is one of the first neo-Gothic churches of Paris.

The Church of St John the Baptist was built from the 11th century onwards on a site where churches had been built since the 5th century. The Romanesque church of the 11th century was replaced by a vast Gothic church of almost one hundred metres in length built in the 13th century. It was sacked by the Huguenots in 1562 and destroyed in 1568. It was followed by a new church which was intended to be temporary, but which was to become permanent. Built between 1608 and 1615, its chevet incorporates the remains of the 13th-century Gothic abbey church. Finally, in 1741, the construction of a large building in the classical style was undertaken. The lack of funds, followed by the Revolution, put an end to the work when only a third of it was completed. The two beautiful towers on the façade remain.

The Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-La-Salle church was built in 1909-10 on the site of the disused buildings of the Guillout box factory. The stained glass windows depicting the life of John Baptist de La Salle are by Jacques-Charles Champigneulle, master glassmaker and son of Charles Champigneulle. The stained glass windows on the left are by Marguerite Huré and date from the 1930s. The mosaic in the apse is the work of Marcel Imbs (1935).

The church is located on top of a mound, within the ruined castle grounds, where it was once the chapel. The openings were enlarged in the 18th century. The cylindrical clock tower was built in 1745.

The church was built in 1971. In 2011-2012, the church was renovated with the construction of a campanile, by Christophe Giraud, an architect from Beauvais.