Lisses

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

Lisses
Commune
The town hall in Lisses
Location of Lisses
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Coordinates: 48°35′53″N 2°25′28″E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Essonne
Arrondissement	Évry
Canton	Corbeil-Essonnes
Intercommunality	CA Grand Paris Sud Seine-Essonne-Sénart
Government
• Mayor (2024–2026)	Jean-Marc Morin[1]
Area 1	10.40 km2 (4.02 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	7,295
• Density	700/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

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.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	681	—
1975	738	+1.15%
1982	4,343	+28.81%
1990	6,860	+5.88%
1999	7,206	+0.55%
2007	6,871	−0.59%
2012	7,447	+1.62%
2017	7,445	−0.01%
Source: INSEE[3]

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.^[4]

Lisses in art and culture

• The name of this commune is used to identify a rest area on the A6 motorway
• Parkour was developed in Lisses and nearby Courcouronnes, having been created by David Belle, who has resided in Lisses since the 1980s.

See also

• Communes of the Essonne department