Lisses

Lisses
The town hall in Lisses
Lisses
Location within Île-de-France region  Lisses
Coordinates: 48°35′53″N 2°25′28″E / 48.5981°N 2.4244°E / 48.5981; 2.4244Coordinates: 48°35′53″N 2°25′28″E / 48.5981°N 2.4244°E / 48.5981; 2.4244
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Essonne
Arrondissement	Évry
Canton	Corbeil-Essonnes
Intercommunality	Évry Centre Essonne
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Thierry Lafon
Area1	10.40 km2 (4.02 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	6,960
• Density	670/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	91340 /91090
Elevation	38–89 m (125–292 ft)
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.

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lisses (French pronunciation: ​[lis]) is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern 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.

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.

Lisses is partnered with Aue-Fallstein in Germany.

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.