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French Churches

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Saint-Laurent

Saint-Laurent is a Catholic church in the 10th arrondissement of Paris, at 68 bis Boulevard de Magenta. The building stands on a site occupied by successive churches since the 10th century and was listed as a monument historique in 2016.

Chapelle Saint-Thomas

Chapelle Saint-Thomas is the oldest part of the Fourvière sanctuary in Lyon. First consecrated to Saint Thomas and later to the Virgin, it was destroyed and rebuilt several times. Its bell tower was built by Alphonse-Constance Duboys and bears the golden Virgin statue.

Notre-Dame de Nice

Notre-Dame de Nice is a Roman Catholic church on Avenue Jean Médecin in central Nice, southeastern France. Built in the 19th century in neo-Gothic style, it is the largest church in Nice and belongs to the Diocese of Nice.

Saint-Michel Church

Saint-Michel Church in Dijon stands in the secteur sauvegardé and is known for its Renaissance façade. Classified as a monument historique in the 1840 list, it combines Gothic and Renaissance elements.

Porte Miègeville

Porte Miègeville is a lateral gate on the south side of the nave of the basilique Saint-Sernin de Toulouse, facing Rue du Taur. It is the most used access and the only gate with a sculpted tympanum.

Église Saint-Germain de Rennes

Église Saint-Germain de Rennes is a parish church in Rennes, located in the new town and bordered to the south by Place Saint-Germain. Built mainly in the 14th and 15th centuries, it is a flamboyant Gothic building.

Saint-Ouen Church

Abbey Church of Saint-Ouen is a Catholic place of worship and a main monument in Rouen, France. Formerly the abbey church of a Benedictine monastery, it is known for its monumental organ by Aristide Cavaillé-Coll and its status as a French historical monument since 1840.

Église Saint-Sauveur

Église Saint-Sauveur de La Rochelle is a Louis XIII style church in La Rochelle, located on quai Maubec near the Vieux-Port. Rebuilt at the end of the 17th century on the site of a 12th century church, it is dedicated to Saint Sauveur.

Basilica of Saint-Seurin

The Basilica of Saint-Seurin is a minor basilica in Bordeaux, classified as a historical monument and inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. It contains relics of several saints and is linked to early Christian burial remains.

St. Paul's Church

St. Paul's Church is a Protestant church in the historic center of Strasbourg, located in Place Eisenhower at the confluence of the Ill and the Aar. Dedicated to Saint Paul the Apostle, it is marked by two 76-meter spires.

Église Saint-Vincent

Église Saint-Vincent de Rouen is a former Catholic church of Gothic style in Rouen, France. Attested since 1169, it was closely linked to the Seine quays, port activity, and the Vicomté. It was almost entirely destroyed in a bombing in May 1944.

Sainte-Anne Church

Sainte-Anne Church is an ancient parish church in Montpellier, France. Built in the 15th century, it was destroyed and rebuilt several times before being deconsecrated and turned into the cultural venue Carré Sainte-Anne.

Église du Sacré-Cœur de Bordeaux

Église du Sacré-Cœur de Bordeaux is a church building in Gironde, France, located on Place du Cardinal Donnet in the Saint-Jean Belcier district. Built by architect Jean-Jules Mondet, it is dedicated to the devotion of the Sacred Heart.

Église Saint-Martin d'Angers

Église Saint-Martin d'Angers is an ancient collegiate church in the historic center of Angers. It is one of the best preserved Carolingian monuments in France and a testimony to fifteen centuries of architectural evolution.

Église Saint-Nicaise de Rouen

Église Saint-Nicaise de Rouen is a church building in Rouen founded in 640 as a chapel outside the city. It later became a parish church, was rebuilt in reinforced concrete in the 1930s, and features modern stained glass by Max Ingrand.

Saint-Philibert Church

Église Saint-Philibert de Dijon is a decommissioned church on rue Michelet, near Dijon Cathedral. Built in the 11th century, it is the only Romanesque religious building in Dijon apart from its porch, northern chapels, and stone bell tower.

Notre-Dame des Tables

Basilique Notre-Dame des Tables is a Baroque church in the heart of Montpellier on rue du Collège. Begun in 1707 by Jean Giral and finished in 1748, it was formerly the chapel of the Jesuit college and became the parish church in 1802.

St. Stephen's Greek Orthodox Cathedral

St. Stephen's Greek Orthodox Cathedral is an Eastern Orthodox cathedral in Paris, located at 7, rue Georges-Bizet. It serves as the cathedral of the Greek Orthodox Church of Paris and the seat of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of France.

Temple du Change

Temple du Change is a Reformed Protestant church in Lyon, France, on Place du Change. Originally the stock exchange building, La Loge du Change, it was built between 1631 and 1653 and altered in the mid-18th century before being assigned to Protestants in 1803.

Église Saint-Pierre

Église Saint-Pierre de Bordeaux is a church building in Bordeaux, in the French department of Gironde, located at place Saint-Pierre. Its history is linked to the city’s early riverside development, medieval rebuilding, later restructuring, and 20th-century heritage protection.

Eglise Saint-Laurent

Eglise Saint-Laurent is a Romanesque Provençal church on Saint-Laurent hill, at 16 esplanade de la Tourette in Marseille, near Fort Saint-Jean. It serves as the parish church for fishermen and seafarers of the city.

Notre-Dame-de-la-Major d'Arles

Notre-Dame-de-la-Major is an ancient Romano-Gothic collegiate church in Arles, located at the northern end of Hauture hill. One of the city’s oldest churches, it was originally consecrated in 452 and later rebuilt in Romanesque form.

Notre-Dame de la Dalbade

Notre-Dame de la Dalbade is a Catholic church on rue de la Dalbade in Toulouse’s Carmes district. Its current building features Southern Gothic architecture, a rather austere exterior, and a medieval fortress-like appearance with a Renaissance portal and ceramic decoration.

Saint-Maurice Church

Saint-Maurice Church is a hall church in Gothic and Neo-Gothic style on rue Pierre-Mauroy in Lille’s historic centre. First mentioned in 1066, it has been classified as a historic monument since 1840.

Église Sainte-Eugénie

Église Sainte-Eugénie de Biarritz is a grey stone neo-Gothic church in Biarritz, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques. Overlooking Port Vieux, it was built from 1898 to 1903 and later received a bell tower and bells. The church is notable for its stained glass by Luc-Olivier Merson.

Church of Saint-Bruno des Chartreux

The Church of Saint-Bruno des Chartreux is a Catholic church in Lyon above quai Saint-Vincent. Formerly the church of the Chartreuse de Lyon, it is one of the city’s rare Baroque religious buildings and was classified as a historical monument in 1911.

Chapelle de la Trinité

The Chapelle de la Trinité is a baroque chapel in Lyon built by the Jesuits at the beginning of the 17th century. It belonged to the collège de la Trinité and later became a deconsecrated church used as a concert hall.

Église Saint-Jacques

Église Saint-Jacques in Reims is the city’s second oldest preserved church after the basilica Saint-Remi. Its history includes medieval construction, later alterations, wartime damage, and 20th-century repairs.

Sainte-Blandine de Lyon

Sainte-Blandine de Lyon is a Catholic church in Lyon, built under the supervision of Clair Tisseur in the neo-Gothic style at the end of the 19th century. It serves the south of Presqu’île beyond the Perrache railway tracks.

Saint-Germain d’Auxerre

The Royal Abbey of Saint-Germain d’Auxerre is a religious community in Auxerre with origins linked to Saint Germain, bishop of Auxerre. It became an abbey during the Carolingian empire and was known for its crypt, relics, and influential school.

Église Saint-Ferréol les Augustins

Église Saint-Ferréol les Augustins is a church building in the 7th arrondissement of Marseille, at quai des Belges near rue du Beausset, rue de la reine Élisabeth, and rue des Augustins. Since 1965, it has been entrusted to the Compagnie de Jésus by the archbishop of Marseille.

Rockstore

Rockstore is a venue in the center of Montpellier occupying a 19th-century building with a long religious and civic history. It has served as a Franciscan convent, Protestant temple, cinema, garage, and concert hall.

Église Saint-Étienne

Eglise Saint-Etienne (ancienne) is an ancient Catholic church in Dijon, noted as a heritage site and historical monument. It now houses the musée Rude, the bibliothèque Colette, and other cultural services, including the documentation center of the musée des Beaux-Arts.

Église Saint-Godard

Église Saint-Godard de Rouen is a church building in Rouen with medieval origins, later rebuilt after a fire in 1248 and expanded in the 15th and 16th centuries. It also preserves a history of stained glass restoration and monument listing.