Lisbourg
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Location within Hauts-de-France region
Lisbourg
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| Coordinates: 50°30′27″N 2°13′04″E / 50.5075°N 2.2177°ECoordinates: 50°30′27″N 2°13′04″E / 50.5075°N 2.2177°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Arras | |
| Canton | Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise | |
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| • Mayor (2011–2014) | Bernard Crohem | |
| Area1 | 17.77 km2 (6.86 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 572 | |
| • Density | 32/km2 (83/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62519 /62134 | |
| Elevation | 103–184 m (338–604 ft) (avg. 116 m or 381 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Lisbourg is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Lisbourg is located at the source of the River Lys, which flows northwards to Belgium and the Scheldt estuary.
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.
The painter Régis Rigaux was born in Lisbourg in 1956. His website
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