Église Saint-Martin

English translation

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History

The first building was constructed in the 13th century. Only the first courses of dressed sandstone of the bell tower remain of it. In the 16th century, when the fief of La buissière is sold to the family of Courteville, a new church is built; the choir dates from 1540-1550, an example of flamboyant art in Artois. The stone spire is from the 18th century; in 1991, it was remade identically. In the 19th century, refurbishment work is undertaken and the stained glass windows are remade, those of the 16th century having been demolished during the Revolution. The parish church is oriented north-north-east. It adopts a plan in Latin cross and comprises a nave, two aisles of hall church type, four bays long and quadripartite vaults.