Lisbourg

Lisbourg
Lys header pool
Coat of arms
Lisbourg
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Lisbourg
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Heuchin
Government
• Mayor (2011–2014)	Bernard Crohem
Area1	17.77 km2 (6.86 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	572
• Density	32/km2 (83/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62519 / 62134
Elevation	103–184 m (338–604 ft) (avg. 116 m or 381 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Lisbourg is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

Lisbourg is located at the source of the River Lys, which flows northwards to Belgium and the Scheldt estuary.

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.

Population

Population history

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
630	656	678	706	655	587	572
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

• 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

Notable people

The painter Régis Rigaux was born in Lisbourg in 1956. His website

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Lisbourg on the website of Quid (French)
• Position of Lisbourg on a map of France (French)
• Plan of Lisbourg on Mapquest