Lisle | |
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Coordinates: 45°16′44″N0°32′58″E / 45.2789°N 0.5494°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Dordogne |
Arrondissement | Périgueux |
Canton | Brantôme en Périgord |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Joël Constant [1] |
Area 1 | 17.97 km2 (6.94 sq mi) |
Population (2021) [2] | 823 |
• Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 24243 /24350 |
Elevation | 76–217 m (249–712 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Lisle (French pronunciation: [lil] ; Occitan : L'Esla) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
In October 1537, the town was badly damaged by a company of Gascon recruits under Joachim de Montluc, brother of the more famous Blaise de Montluc. Unpaid and unfed, the troops had demanded "free quarter", which was refused. [3]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 967 | — |
1968 | 990 | +2.4% |
1975 | 934 | −5.7% |
1982 | 917 | −1.8% |
1990 | 946 | +3.2% |
1999 | 909 | −3.9% |
2008 | 924 | +1.7% |
Lisle has a kindergarten and a primary school, a church, a square in front of the town hall and another called La Place des Banquettes. It is well-served commercially with a bakery, a bar/bistrot, a bar/hotel/restaurant, a butchers, a pharmacy, a post office, a beauticians, 2 hairdressers, mini supermarket, Credit Agricole cashpoint and a restaurant on the banks of the Dronne river, Le Moulin du Pont. There is also a health centre with 2 doctors, a dentist, physiotherapist, podiatrist and other medical practitioners.
It is quite an active village with the Comite des Fetes and Amicale Laique organising events throughout the year including the four-day Fete de la St Roch the weekend contains or just after the 15th of August.
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