Church of the Immaculate Conception in Vrigne aux Bois

The Church of the Immaculate Conception, to the south of Vrigne, was built after the destruction of the previous church during the fighting in 1940. The old church, rebuilt in 1859 by the Reims architect Brunette thanks to a donation from Mrs Marie-Marguerite Gendarme, remains only in part: parts of the choir and chapels have been incorporated into the new building. Work began on 16 August 1951, the foundation stone was laid on 23 November 1952, and the church was consecrated on 18 and 19 September 1955.

The church has a Latin cross plan. The nave, with a single nave of five bays, is preceded by a porch with a main entrance and two side entrances. The fifth bay is flanked by two chapels forming a false transept. The choir comprises a straight bay flanked by two chapels and a three-sided apse, with a sacristy adjoining the north chapel. The bell tower stands on the north side of the first bay.

The building combines Dom-le-Mesnil rubble with a reinforced concrete internal structure for the modern parts, while the older parts are made of rendered rubble and ashlar. The floors are covered in black marble slabs, and the walls, rendered in grey cement, have rectangular windows with glass panes in the nave and the right-hand bay of the choir. The apse and tympanum of the portal have similar openings, while the choir chapels have pointed arch openings.

The nave has a low barrel vault, the chancel has a ceiling and the nave chapels have sloping ceilings. The slate roofs include long gable ends for the nave, choir and chapels, lean-tos for the choir chapels, and a reinforced concrete roof for the porch. The bell tower is covered by a reinforced concrete extrados.