Lisses | |
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 The town hall in Lisses | |
Location of Lisses  | |
  Lisses  Lisses | |
| Coordinates:48°35′53″N2°25′28″E / 48.5981°N 2.4244°E /48.5981; 2.4244 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Essonne |
| Arrondissement | Évry |
| Canton | Corbeil-Essonnes |
| Intercommunality | CA Grand Paris Sud Seine-Essonne-Sénart |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Michel Souloumiac[1] |
Area 1 | 10.40 km2 (4.02 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 7,295 |
| • Density | 700/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 91340 /91090 |
| Elevation | 38–89 m (125–292 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Lisses (French pronunciation:[lis]ⓘ) is acommune in theEssonnedepartment inÎle-de-France in northernFrance.
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 hasGerman origins: Listja, meaning barrier.This commune was created in 1793 under its current name.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 681 | — |
| 1975 | 738 | +1.15% |
| 1982 | 4,343 | +28.81% |
| 1990 | 6,860 | +5.88% |
| 1999 | 7,206 | +0.55% |
| 2007 | 6,871 | −0.59% |
| 2012 | 7,447 | +1.62% |
| 2017 | 7,445 | −0.01% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Lisses is partnered withAue-Fallstein inGermany.
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]
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