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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.

Église Saint-Hilaire is located in Autreppes, a commune with 180 inhabitants about 9 km north-west of the commune of Vervins in the Département Aisne in the région Hauts-de-France. It was first built in 1632.

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.

Église Saint-Hiltrude is located in Liessies, a small village with 537 inhabitants in the Département du Nord, about 15 km east of the town of Avesnes-sur-Helpe. It was built in the 16th century.

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.

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.