is a
Commune of the
Calvados ''
Département '', in the
Basse-Normandie ''
Région '', in
France .
Lisieux lies in the bottom of the valley of the river
Touques and on the road from
Paris to
Caen (
RN13 ).
Lisieux amalgamated with the commune of ''
Saint Jacques '' in
1960 . The old INSEE code for the old commune was 14594.
The
Communauté De Communes Lisieux Pays D'Auge includes 24 communes and has a population of 36,085 inhabitants (as of 2004).
The city is chief town of three
Cantons . They cover 30 communes and have a total population of 37,792 inhabitants:
- The Canton Of Lisieux-1 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 Canton Of Lisieux-3 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).
Lisieux has a population of 24,080 inhabitants (1999). The population without double accounts is 23,166 inhabitants (1999). The metropolitan area has a population of 45,065.
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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 .
- Built between 1170 and the middle of the 13th century. The front of the building is three portals mounted by two towers. The right hand tower was built in the XVIth century and is moutned by a 17th century arrow. Buttresses were added on the south face in the 15th century.
- was consacrated on 11 July 1954. The Campagnile's construction ended in 1975 and is 45 m tall.
- (Jardin Public) built in the second quarter of the XIXth century and bordered by '''Cour Matignon''', rue Condorcet and Boulevard Carnot.
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.
- , produced by Paul Cornu .
- (more than 800 victims), the city is partially destroyed.
- August 23 , 1944 : Liberation by the allied troops
is on the railway line from
Gare Saint-Lazare to
Cherbourg , it is served by regular Intercity and regional rail services to both
Paris ,
Basse-Normandie and
Haute-Normandie .
There are two stations in Lisieux, the second station , is only served by regional services to and from
Trouville -
Deauville .
- Lisieux is also the name of an eminent school in Coimbatore , India.
- Lisieux is also the name of a small village in Saskatchewan , Canada.
