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Buysscheure is a far-reaching village where a very concentrated network of country lanes makes it possible to take pleasant and quiet walks and rides, particularly in the southern part of the village, where the raised edge of Houtland will give you a splendid view of the woods and the marsh of the St Omer depression. You could also see the first sides of the hills of Artois.

The name of the village Buysscheure must be derived from schuur which means barn in Flemish and from busch which means wood. So the translation of the name would be “wood barn”.

The church is a typical “hallekerque” (church-hall): three naves which have the same height, built in 1693 and extended in 1758, on the west side of the tower which currently stands in the chevet.

Inside, you will find a moving statue of the Christ aux outrages (Jesus being attacked by a mob). The sculpted lid of the fountain-head wells shows John the Baptist who is baptising Jesus in the Jordan River. The Flemish inscriptions on Way of Cross (also called Way of Sorrows) remind that the village is located on the southern border of the Dutch estate.

On the front of the church, there is a slab which reminds in Dutch that Jean Baptiste Van Grevelynghe was born in Buysscheure in 1767. He was known as “Tisje Tasje”. He was famous for the stories he told, in Flemish, door to door by going all over the villages of French Flanders.

On the village square, there is a lime tree called “the tree of freedom”. It was planted just after the French Revolution of 1848 which led to the Second Republic.

To get more information about the history of this village, you can upload audio guides on the home page of our website.