- 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 thePas-de-Calais "département" and in theNord-Pas-de-Calais region ofFrance .Geography
Lisbourg is the source of the River
Lys , which flows northwards
toBelgium and theScheldt estuary.History
The knight, Vollant de Berneville acquired the estate of Lisbourg in
1692 and was promoted toMarquise in1694 . His family ran the estate up until theFrench 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 warsPeople 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]
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