Lizy-sur-Ourcq

Lizy-sur-Ourcq (French pronunciation: [lizi syʁ uʁk] ^ⓘ, literally Lizy on Ourcq) is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.

Lizy-sur-Ourcq
Commune
Town hall of Lizy-sur-Ourcq
Coat of arms
Location of Lizy-sur-Ourcq
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Coordinates: 49°01′33″N 3°01′22″E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Seine-et-Marne
Arrondissement	Meaux
Canton	La Ferté-sous-Jouarre
Intercommunality	Pays de l'Ourcq
Government
• Mayor (2021–2026)	Maxence Gille[1]
Area 1	11.16 km2 (4.31 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	3,575
• Density	320/km2 (830/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	77257 /77440
Elevation	45–136 m (148–446 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,386	—
1975	2,695	+1.75%
1982	2,891	+1.01%
1990	3,047	+0.66%
1999	3,377	+1.15%
2007	3,449	+0.26%
2012	3,617	+0.96%
2017	3,566	−0.28%
Source: INSEE[3]

Inhabitants are called Lizéens in French.

Localisation

Lizy-sur-Ourcq is located at 16 km in the North-East of Meaux and at 60 km in the North-East of Paris.

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Lizy-sur-Ourcq is twinned with:

• Burwell, United Kingdom^[4]

Education

Schools include:^[5]

• École maternelle Bellevue - Preschool
• École Saint Albert - Preschool and elementary school
• École Henri Des - Lower elementary school
• École Claude Monet - Upper elementary school
• Collège Camille Saint-Saëns - Junior high school

See also

• Communes of the Seine-et-Marne department