Lisle, Dordogne
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Commune of Lisle |
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Location | |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Aquitaine |
Department | Dordogne |
Arrondissement | Périgueux |
Canton | Brantôme |
Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de la Haute-Saintonge |
Statistics | |
Elevation | 76 m–217 m |
Land area¹ | 17.97 km² |
Population² (1999) |
909 |
- Density | 50/km² (1999) |
Miscellaneous | |
INSEE/Postal code | 24243/ 24350 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Lisle (pronunciation: LEEL, Latin: Leila or Insula) is a commune in the canton of Brantôme in the département of Dordogne in the Aquitaine région in France. The canton seat is located to its east.
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[edit] Historical population
Year | Population | Density | Percent of the canton |
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1962 | 967 | - | - |
1968 | 990 | - | - |
1975 | 934 | - | - |
1982 | 917 | - | - |
1990 | 946 | - | - |
1999 | 909 | 50/km² | 12.92% |
[edit] Other
Lisle has two schools (Maternelle and Primaire), a church, a square in front of the Mairie building and another called La Place de Banquette. It is well-served commercially with two Boulangers, a PMU bar, two other bars, La Poste, a beauticians, a hardware store, hairdresser, Spar corner shop, electrical supplier, Credit Agricole bank with cashpoint and a newly opened Pizza restaurant/takeaway. There is also a Pompes Funebres which provide a taxi/ambulance/funeral service.
It is quite an 'active' village with the Comite des Fetes and Amicale Laique organising events throughout the year including the 4 day Fete de la St Roch over the second weekend in August.
[edit] External links
- Lisle on the l'Institut Géographique National site
- Lisle in the INSEE site
- Lisle on the Quid site
- Location of Lisle in the map of France
- Map and aerial photos:
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- Satellite images: Google or Microsoft Virtual Earth - image now available