Lisle, Dordogne

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

(2020–2026) Joël Constant^[1]Area17.97 km² (6.94 sq mi)Population823 • Density46/km² (120/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation76–217 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.

See also

• Communes of the Dordogne department

References

Sources

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

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