Lison
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Lison | |
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.JPG) The bridge over the Elle river | |
Location of Lison  | |
  Lison  Lison | |
| Coordinates: 49°14′32″N 1°02′12″W / 49.2422°N 1.0367°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Bayeux |
| Canton | Trévières |
| Intercommunality | CC Isigny-Omaha Intercom |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Thierry Defontenay[1] |
| Area 1 | 10.94 km2 (4.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 429 |
| • Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14367 /14330 |
| Elevation | 2–62 m (6.6–203.4 ft) (avg. 7 m or 23 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Lison (French pronunciation: [lizɔ̃] ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Population[edit]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 573 | — |
| 1968 | 588 | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 515 | −12.4% |
| 1982 | 515 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 479 | −7.0% |
| 1999 | 453 | −5.4% |
| 2006 | 472 | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 475 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 477 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 458 | −4.0% |
| 2015 | 415 | −9.4% |
Notable people[edit]
- Fernande Albany (1889 – 1966), actress, born in Lison.
Today[edit]
There is a train station, Lison station, which has frequent services to Caen, Saint-Lô and Cherbourg. There are many small supermarkets and restaurants.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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