Lisbourg

French commune |name=Lisbourg
région=Nord-Pas-de-Calais
département=Pas-de-Calais
arrondissement=Arras
canton=Heuchin
insee=62519
cp=62134
mayor=Jean-Marie Guilbert
mandat=2001-2008
longitude=2.2177
latitude=50.5075
alt moy=116 m
alt mini=103 m
alt maxi=184 m
hectares=1777
km²=17,77
sans=587
date-sans=1999
dens=33|

Lisbourg is a commune of France, situated in the Pas-de-Calais "département" and in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

Lisbourg is 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

Places and monuments

*The remains of the castle. See [http://www.culture.gouv.fr/documentation/memoire/LISTES/bases/france-dpt.htm 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

People with links to the town

The painter Régis Rigaux [http://www.regis-rigaux.com His website] was born in Lisbourg in 1956.

ee also

*Communes of the Pas-de-Calais département

External links

(All French language)
* [http://www.ign.fr/affiche_rubrique.asp?rbr_id=1087&CommuneId=59358 Lisbourg on the website of l'Institut géographique national]
* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=62519&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Lisbourg on the website of l'Insee]
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=query&req=Lisbourg Lisbourg on the website of Quid]
* [http://www.lion1906.com/Pages/ResultatLocalisation.php?InseeVille=620519 Position of Lisbourg on a map of France]
* [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=50.5075&longitude=2.21777777777778&zoom=8 Plan of Lisbourg on Mapquest]