Lisses


Lisses 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, which is commonly used to practice parkour on, but is currently closed to the public, due to individuals injured while climbing the landmark.

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.

Twin city

Lisses is partnered with Aue-Fallstein in Germany.

Education

The commune has three primary school groups, Frédéric Mistral, Jean-Baptiste Corot, and Joachim du Bellay; as well as one junior high school, Collège Rosa Luxemburg.

Lisses in art and culture