Lisbourg
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Commune of Lisbourg |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Arras |
| Canton | Heuchin |
| Mayor | Jean-Marie Guilbert (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 103 m–184 m (avg. 116 m) |
| Land area¹ | 17,77 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
587 |
| - Density | 33/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62519/ 62134 |
| 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. | |
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Lisbourg is a commune of France, situated in the Pas-de-Calais département and in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
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[edit] Geography
Lisbourg is the source of the River Lys, which flows northwards
to Belgium and the Scheldt estuary.
[edit] History
The knight, Vollant de Berneville acquired the estate of Lisbourg in 1692 and was promoted to Marquise in 1694. His family ran the estate up until the French Revolution and were the last Lords of Lisbourg.
[edit] Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| 630 | 656 | 678 | 706 | 655 | 587 |
| Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting | |||||
[edit] Places and monuments
- The remains of the castle. See Bases de données Ministère de la culture
- The War Memorial, in the graveyard of the church, commemorating the 44 that died for France in two world wars
[edit] People with links to the town
The painter Régis Rigaux [His website] was born in Lisbourg in 1956.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
(All French language)
