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The church of St.Martin in Harbacq -a few miles from Arras - Has the particularity of being a building whose use has changed over the years. Rebuilt by the lords of the village in the 16th and then the 17th centuries, it was first their private chapel before being given to the community in1806 to become the parish church. This church is a double and unique case in the county, because it is also the only church to be united with the family chateau of its constructors who took care of it over the years of conflicts that took place in Artois during the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries. The actual church is part of a whole, with their facades continuing in the same alignment, which surprises the visitor.

In the centre of the village, the first church that was built took the name of St.Martin in the 12th century and was destroyed in the 15th century. It was rebuilt twice during the 16th century and then in 1678.It is not totally visible to passers-by because only its south facade and the chevet are visible from the main square and the adjacent roads. The north facade opens on to the park of the chateau, while the west facade is non-existent, it is the side that joins the chateau.

The south facade, rhythmed by buttresses which maintain the thrust of the gothic vaults which cover the nave, is decorated by openings framed with archivolts, richly decorated with vegetation and animals drawn from the medieval bestiary. Over the door, the first opening, is surmounted by the shield of the counts of Lens, and the central bay is surmounted by an eagle with spread wings. The originality of the other openings is their circular shape, all having stained glass windows.