Lisieux
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| Region | Lower Normandy |
| Departement | Calvados |
| Borough | 13 townships 204 commons 140,504 inhabitants |
| Townships | Chief town of 3 townships (30 communes, 37,792 inhabitants |
| Inhabitants | Lexovians |
| Population(1999) | 24,080 inhabitants |
| Population with double accounts(1999) | 23,166 inhabitants |
| Metropolitan area | 45,065 |
| Agglomeration (2004) | Communauté de communes 36,085 inhabitants |
| Size | 13.07 km² |
Lisieux is a commune of the Calvados département, in the Lower Normandy région, in France. Its postal code is 14100. The INSEE code is 14366.
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Administration
Lisieux amalgamated with the commune of Saint Jacob in 1960. The old INSEE code for the old commune was 14594.
The community of communes of Lisieux Pays d'Auge includes 24 communes: Beuvillers, La Boissière, Coquainvilliers, Courtonne la Meurdrac, Courtonne les Deux Églises, Glos, Hermival les Vaux, La Houblonnière, Lessard et le Chêne, Lisieux, Le Mesnil Eudes, Le Mesnil Guillaume, Le Mesnil Simon, Les Monceaux, Ouilly-le Vicomte, Le Pré d'Auge, Prêtreville, Rocques, Saint Désir, Saint Germain de Livet, Saint Jean de Livet, Saint Martin de la Lieue, Saint Martin de Mailloc and Saint Pierre des Ifs.
The city is chief town of three townships:
- The 1st township consists of part of Lisieux and communes of Beuvillers, Cordebugle, Courtonne la Meurdrac, Fauguernon, Firfol, Fumichon, Glos, Hermival les Vaux, L'Hôtellerie, Marolles, Le Mesnil Guillaume, Moyaux, Ouilly du Houley, Ouilly le Vicomte, Le Pin and Rocques (12,011 inhabitants);
- The 2nd) township consists of part of Lisieux and the commune of Saint Martin de la Lieue (13,362 inhabitants);
- The 3rd township consists of part of Lisieux and communes of La Boissière, La Houblonnière, Lessard et -Chêne, Le Mesnil Eudes, Le Mesnil Simon, Les Monceaux, Le Pré d'Auge, Prêtreville, Saint Désir, Saint-Germain de Livet, Saint Jean de Livet and Saint Pierre des Ifs (12,419 inhabitants).
Religion
Catholic devotion to Saint Thérèse de Lisieux, who lived in the Carmel de Lisieux, makes it the most significant pilgrimage site in France after Lourdes.
Monuments
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- Saint-Pierre cathedral (Gothic)
- Sainte-Thérèse basilica
- Carmel
History
The Lexovians were the tribes of Lisieux in the Gallic times. This is where the commune name comes from. It was known as Noviomagus or Noviomagus Lexoviorum in ancient times.
- 1906: The first takeoff of a helicopter, produced by Paul Cornu.
- June 6, 1944: Bombardment of Lisieux (more than 800 victims), the city is partially destroyed.
- August 23, 1944: Liberation by the allied troops
See also
- Lisieux is also the name of an eminent school in Coimbatore, India.
- Lisieux is also the name of a small village in Saskatchewan, Canada.
External links
- Town website (in French) (http://www.ville-lisieux.fr)
- Tourism website (in French, English, and German) (http://en.lisieux-tourisme.com)fr:Lisieux