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Suburb of Lysel The suburb of Lysel is a suburb entirely separated from the city by the railway line created in 1848. It draws its name from the Island formed by the two arms of the Aa river: in Flemish Yzel means island. Toponymy points out the past: perhaps the street Saint Martin's day borrows its name from the church formerly located at the foot of the Saint-Bertin tower, while the street of the Fish shop gathered the many fresh water fishermen. On the power station plan, known as of May 8, 1945, a frontage carries a sundial with the Latin currency " Omnia mecum sine me nihi: With me all, without me nothing " pointing out the fundamental importance sun for the market-gardeners. Until the medium of XIXè century, the only means of reaching the district was the water way. At that time, one built the road to the village of Clairmarais. This way, the street Saint Martin's day, skirts Dromweg, sees water on which slipped many bacôves, vast boats flat-bottomed of the market-gardeners. Until the beginning of the century, Dromweg extended to the station. Multiple bridges of all styles connect the dwellings to the road, thus making the district completely picturesque. Towards the south, extends the brockus, vast whole of market-gardening grounds which draws its name from Flemish brouck meaning marsh. It constitutes a vast whole of market-gardening grounds worked by the brouckailler. The suburb of Lysel is one of the access to the marsh audomarois: on the whole 3400 ha of grounds, divided, at the origin, in long and narrow pieces, the lègres, separated by parallel channels. This part of the marsh is exclusively agricultural, with, for principal cultures the endive in winter, the cabbage-flower and the artichoke in summer, but also many other vegetables: carrots, leeks, salads, cabbages, onions... It is since the end of the Average Age that the marsh acquired an agricultural solid reputation thus. The district of Lysel, term meaning island, is since the Middle Ages, an agricultural suburb. The many market-gardeners, the brouckailliers, used vast boats, the bacôves, to transport their many vegetables. Today still, the endive, the artichoke, the cabbage-flower make the reputation of the marsh audomarois. |