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The current church was almost entirely rebuilt in 1542 on Gothic foundations. The Gothic church was reportedly destroyed in 1424 by the English. According to legend, Saint Lubin, Bishop of Chartres, came to rest in this place, which housed a recluse inhabited by a monk. A chapel was built there towards the end of the 6th century.

Located 5 km northeast of La Ferté-Vidame, the Saint-Denis de Morvilliers church stands in the very center of the village. The rectory was the abbot of Saint-Père de Chartres, whose monks owned the church from the beginning of the 12th century. Two charters, dated 1126 and 1127, attest to this. This building comprises a single nave ending in a semicircular chevet. A timber-framed bell tower has crowned the western part of the roof since the 18th century. The west portal through which one enters this building is made of gray stone, unfortunately cemented with a decoration of false stones. The south wall is pierced by five narrow bays, probably from the 12th century. Four windows were installed in the 15th century on the north facade. A fifth, now blocked, was pierced in the apse at the same time. Inside, despite alterations, the church retains an exposed rafter frame forming a medieval truss. Curiously independent of the church structure, it rests on two rows of posts along the drip walls. The vault is paneled. The presence of frescoes could be detected under the plasterwork of the north wall. For the restoration of the apse's frame and roof, the Sauvegarde de l'Art Français (French Art Protection Agency) awarded a grant of €16,769 in 2001.

South of the Eure department, the village of Saint-Ouen-d'Attez dates back at least to the Gallic occupation, Attez coming from the Gaulish term for "rural house." The church of Saint-Ouen has been documented since the early 12th century. While Romanesque remains remain on the west gable, buttresses, and section of the north wall, it was largely rebuilt in the 16th century in the Flamboyant Gothic style, with the nave, choir, and the addition of the south aisle, formed by four side chapels with vaulted bays. The bell tower was built in the late 17th century, and extensive restoration work was carried out in the 19th century. It is also worth noting that a charity chamber housed the Charity Brotherhood of Saint Barbara, founded in 1736. Banners and clothing belonging to this brotherhood can be seen in the church. A large number of graffiti and devotional crosses can also be seen on the church, the oldest of which date back to at least the 17th century. The small room attached to the west gable, in line with the south aisle, could correspond to a Charity Room. In the early 1980s, the choir roof had collapsed and the municipal council voted by a majority vote to carry out a phase of restoration work on this choir, otherwise the church would have been closed and abandoned.

Built in the 15th century on the foundations of a chapel whose origins can be traced back to a papal bull from Pope Alexander in 1142, Saint Apollonia was worshipped there.

The church is located near a departmental road and is surrounded by a cemetery. Church oriented with a longitudinal plan composed of a single nave. The entrance to the building is via a porch body. An annex building is attached to the north side of the choir. The western facade of the porch body rises on two levels delimited by a projecting cornice. It is pierced by a low-arched door as well as a rose window in the upper part. The bell tower, of polygonal plan, is positioned on the ridge of the roof. It is covered with a polygonal spire surmounted by a ridge cross and has two roof eaves. The building is covered with a gable roof. That of the annex building ends in a hip. The side walls are pierced with arched bays and supported by buttresses. The annex building is pierced by a quadrangular window and door. The buttresses of the choir bear witness to the Romanesque origins of the church. The nave, built in the 16th century, was enlarged in the 19th century by a bay to the west. The bays of the building were re-pierced around 1822.