Lisle
Commune
A general view of Lisle
Coat of arms
Location of Lisle
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Coordinates: 45°16′44″N0°32′58″E / 45.2789°N 0.5494°E / 45.2789; 0.5494
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Périgueux
Canton	Brantôme en Périgord
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Joël Constant [1]
Area 1	17.97 km2 (6.94 sq mi)
Population  (2022) [2]	873
• Density	49/km2 (130/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.

Contents

• History
• Population
• Amenities
• Events
• See also
• References
• Sources
• External links

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

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.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lisle (Dordogne) .

• Official Mairie's website for Lisle

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