Lisle, Dordogne

Lisle
Lisle
Commune
	A general view of Lisle
	Coat of arms
	Location of Lisle
	Lisle Lisle
	Coordinates: 45°16′44″N 0°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
Area 1	17.97 km2 (6.94 sq mi)
Population (2021)	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.

History

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]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
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%

Amenities

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.

Events

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.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Courteault 1908, p. 125.

Sources

Courteault, Paul (1908). Blaise de Montluc; Historien (in French). Bibliothèque Méridionale.

External links

Official Mairie's website for Lisle

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[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.

[popleg2021-2] "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

[FOOTNOTECourteault1908125-3] Courteault 1908, p. 125.

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