Country France Department Essonne Intercommunality Évry Centre Essonne Area 10.4 km² Arrondissement Évry, Essonne | Region Île-de-France Canton Évry-Sud Population (2006) 6,960 Local time Saturday 9:14 PM | |
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Weather 12°C, Wind W at 19 km/h, 88% Humidity | ||
Lisses ([lis]) is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.
Contents
- Map of 91090 Lisses France
- Origin of the city name
- Twin city
- Education
- Lisses in art and culture
- References
Map of 91090 Lisses, France
One of the main landmarks of the town is the Dame du Lac, a man-made architectural climbing structure in the Parc du Lac (Park of the Lake), which is commonly used to practice parkour on, but is currently closed to the public, due to individuals injured while climbing the landmark.
Origin of the city name
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 has German origins: Listja, meaning barrier. This commune was created in 1793 under its current name.
Twin city
Lisses is partnered with Aue-Fallstein in Germany.
Education
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.