Lisses

Lisses

Lisses

Commune in Île-de-France, France

Lisses (French pronunciation: [lis] ⓘ) is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.

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Origin of the city name

The name origin of this commune is not well known. One hypothesis is that Lisses is coming from the Latin Licia villa, as the initial village developed around the Lisses estate. Another hypothesis is that Lisses has German origins: Listja, meaning barrier. This commune was created in 1793 under its current name.

Population

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Twin city

Lisses is partnered with Aue-Fallstein in Germany.

Education

The commune has three primary school groups (combined preschool and elementary school), Frédéric Mistral, Jean-Baptiste Corot, and Joachim du Bellay; as well as one junior high school, Collège Rosa Luxemburg.[4]

Lisses in art and culture

  • The name of this commune is used to identify a rest area on the A6 motorway
  • Parkour was developed in Lisses and nearby Courcouronnes, having been created by David Belle, who has resided in Lisses since the 1980s.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. [3]
    Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. [4]
    "Les établissements scolaires." Lisses. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
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