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The oldest part of this beautiful church is Romanesque dating probably from the 11th century. It is a building with a single nave with the choir from 1684 to which a side chapel and a massive fortified tower, rebuilt in 1954, have been added.

The construction of the Church of St. Dove dates back to the middle Middle Ages. The original nave was built between the 10th and 12th centuries before being demolished in the 13th or 14th century. The choir and the bell tower date from the 13th century. The framework covered with panelling dates back to the 17th century.

This 18th century Roman Catholic church is located in the Saint-Servan district. It stands out in the landscape with its blue granite architecture and its square tower topped by a dome. Inside there are 2 organs classified as historical monuments. The church is a vast building whose first stone was laid in 1715, replacing the old parish church of Saint-Servan which had become too small, and dated from the 16th and 17th centuries. All that remains of the old church is an arcade with a small human head in the northern base of the Holy Cross Church.

Building built in the 13th century by one of the Viscounts of Aubusson to house a fragment of the cross of Christ. In its present state, it is the result of a reconstruction in the 17th century, followed by rebuilding and enlargements in the 18th and 19th centuries.

A regional example of Gothic architecture completed in the early modern period and restored in the mid-18th century. The building was extended between 1901 and 1903 with a new western bay and a new façade.

Sainte-Eulalie Church is located in Vignevieille, in Occitania. It was mentioned in records as early as 1351, and the trace walled windows suggests an early Romanesque building. The church has a bell tower with two arches covering the western facade. A porch on the northern side of the buildings allows access through a pretty arched door decorated with wrought ironwork. Inside, there is a baptismal font from the Middle Ages and a classified ciborium from the eighteenth or nineteenth century.

The Church of Sainte-Foi is located in Sainte-Foi, Occitanie. This church, perched on top of a hill, dates back to the 11th century. The building is surmounted by a double arched steeple. The nave and the southern entrance were built in the 14th century. The choir has traces of 14th century frescoes. The building has an atmosphere of serenity and meditation.

The Church of Sainte-Foy is located in Sainte-Foy-de-Montgommery, in Normandy. The lords of the place were the Montgommery, and their tombstones can still be seen in the church. The choir, dedicated to St Foy, from the 13th century, is the oldest part of the church. The nave, built in the sixteenth century, is flanked by a bell tower that was built in the eighteenth century. There is an interesting seventeenth century tabernacle.

In 1136 the church of Sainte Geneviève was founded. The building was burnt down during the 16th century, then rebuilt and looted during the Revolution.

The church is modest in appearance, but you only have to go inside to see all its riches at first glance. The arcatures of the chapels are surmounted by a delicate mural fresco, in ten paintings, illustrating episodes from the life of Saint Germaine de Pibrac. The baptistery, for its part, harmonizes with the nave and is similar to the Romanesque style. Finally, the church has a rich interior decoration, the work of talented local painters.