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A dense religious heritage

The Haut-Doubs, land of medium mountains, where woods are omnipresent, was allegedly christianised by courageous hermits that would have found here a place favourable for prayer and reflection. Later, monks, especially Benedictines from Cluny, have progressively developed and organized religious practice in the abbeys and priories around which the farmers built hamlets and participated in the building of churches, chapels and oratories.

Historic events, wars, fires, Reformation and Counter-Reformation, of which this region was one of the strongholds, and revolutions have damaged the religious buildings and/or caused them to undergo changes that
explain the great variety of styles, sometimes even on a single spot. But nothing has shaken the faith
of this profoundly Christian region that has resisted the inventories of 1905,when Church and State were
separated.

Besides the architecture, the appeal of this heritage is also inspired by furniture, valuable liturgical objects, stained-glass windows, sculptures, paintings, altar pieces, organs or finely chiselled pulpits. Established artists have given their dazzling contribution to this sacred art.

> Saint Joseph chapel (Les Bassots)
> Saint-Sulpice church (Laval le Prieuré)
> Saint Michael's Church (Montlebon)
> Saint Michael's Church (Les Bréseux)
> Notre Dame of the Assumption church (Morteau)
> Notre Dame of Remonot
> Saint Anthony church (Cernay-l'église)

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