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lisieux (dest)
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Lisieux | a href="/encyclopedia/List-of-regions-in-France" title="List of regions in France">Region | Lower Normandy | | a href="/encyclopedia/Departement" title="Departement">Departement | Calvados | | a href="/encyclopedia/Borough" title="Borough">Borough | 13 townships
204 commons
140,504 inhabitants | | a href="/encyclopedia/Cantons-of-France" title="Cantons of France">Townships | Chief town of 3 townships
(30 communes,
37,792 inhabitants | | a href="/encyclopedia/Resident" title="Resident">Inhabitants | Lexovians | | opulation(1999) | 24,080 inhabitants | | opulation with double accounts(1999) | 23,166 inhabitants | | a href="/encyclopedia/Metropolis" title="Metropolis">Metropolitan area | 45,065 | | a href="/encyclopedia/Communaut-d'agglomration" title="Communaut d'agglomration">Agglomeration (2004) | Communauté de
communes
36,085 inhabitants | | a href="/encyclopedia/Size" title="Size">Size | 13.07 km² | Lisieux is a commune of the Calvados dpartement, in the Lower Normandy rgion, in France. Its postal code is 14100. The INSEE code is 14366. 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 Boissire, Coquainvilliers, Courtonne la Meurdrac, Courtonne les Deux glises, Glos, Hermival les Vaux, La Houblonnire, Lessard et le Chne, Lisieux, Le Mesnil Eudes, Le Mesnil Guillaume, Le Mesnil Simon, Les Monceaux, Ouilly-le Vicomte, Le Pr d'Auge, Prtreville, Rocques, Saint Dsir, 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'Htellerie, Marolles, Le Mesnil Guillaume, Moyaux, Ouilly du Houley, Ouilly le Vicomte, Le Pin and Rocques (12,011 inhabitants);
- The 3rd township consists of part of Lisieux and communes of La Boissire, La Houblonnire, Lessard et -Chne, Le Mesnil Eudes, Le Mesnil Simon, Les Monceaux, Le Pr d'Auge, Prtreville, Saint Dsir, Saint-Germain de Livet, Saint Jean de Livet and Saint Pierre des Ifs (12,419 inhabitants).
Religion The cult of Saint Thrse de Lisieux, who lived in the Carmel de Lisieux, makes it the most significant pilgrimage site in France after Lourdes. Monuments - Saint-Pierre cathedral (Gothic)
- Sainte-Thrse 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 in ancient times. 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 link - http://www.ville-lisieux.fr (in French)
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