Lisle, Dordogne

For other uses, see Lisle (disambiguation).

Lisle
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Lisle
Location within Aquitaine region Lisle
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Périgueux
Canton	Brantôme
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Joël Constant
Area1	17.97 km2 (6.94 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	924
• Density	51/km2 (130/sq mi)
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Lisle (French pronunciation: ​[lil]) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.

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 two bakeries, three bars, a post office, a beauticians, a hardware store, hairdresser, Spar corner shop, electrical supplier, Credit Agricole bank with cashpoint and a newly opened pizza restaurant/takeaway. There is also a doctor's surgery/taxi/ambulance/funeral service.

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

• INSEE

External links

• Official Mairie's website for Lisle
• Lisle's Information and Camping site
• Lisle on the Quid site