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==Main sights== Berchem-Sainte-Agathe has a rich cultural and architectural heritage.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Berchem-Sainte-Agathe – Inventaire du patrimoine architectural|url=https://monument.heritage.brussels/fr/cities/1082|access-date=2021-12-28|website=monument.heritage.brussels|language=fr}}</ref> Some of the main points of interest include: * The former Church of St. Agatha, an old 12th-century [[Romanesque architecture#Ecclesiastical architecture|Romanesque]] church. Completely renovated from 1972 to 1974, it is now deconsecrated and used for cultural ceremonies and celebrations. * The Villa Marie-Mirande, an [[Art Nouveau in Brussels|Art Nouveau]] house by the architect Victor Tinant.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Villa Marie-Mirande – Inventaire du patrimoine architectural|url=https://monument.heritage.brussels/fr/Berchem-Sainte-Agathe/Avenue_de_Selliers_de_Moranville/11/35167|access-date=2021-12-28|website=monument.heritage.brussels|language=fr}}</ref> * The Cité Moderne, a housing project designed and built from 1922 to 1924 by the [[Modern architecture|modernist]] architect [[Victor Bourgeois]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cité Moderne – Inventaire du patrimoine architectural|url=https://monument.heritage.brussels/fr/Berchem-Sainte-Agathe/Rue_du_Bon_Accueil/1/38239|access-date=2021-12-28|website=monument.heritage.brussels|language=fr}}</ref> <gallery mode="packed" heights="180"> File:Eglise Sainte-Agathe.JPG|Former Church of St. Agatha File:Villa-marie-mirande.jpg|Villa Marie-Mirande (1912) File:Belgique - Bruxelles - Cité Moderne - 01.jpg|Cité Moderne (1924) </gallery>
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