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Lisieux
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Lisieux
Coat of arms
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Calvados
Arrondissement Lisieux
Canton Lisieux-1, Lisieux-2, and Lisieux-3
Intercommunality Lisieux Pays d'Auge
Area
1
 13.07 km2 (5.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
 22,109
 • Density 1,691.6/km2 (4,381.2/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
14366 /14100
Elevation 32–152 m (105–499 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lisieux is a commune. It is found in the region Basse-Normandie in the Calvados department in the northwest of France. Death place of St. Therese of Lisieux (Sainte Thérèse de l'Enfant Jésus), who entered the Carmelite convent at the age of 15.


Images for kids

  • The British Army in Normandy 1944 B9614

    Lisieux during the Second World War

  • Basilique Sainte-Thérèse de Lisieux-2876

    Basilica of Sainte-Thérèse de Lisieux

  • Chateau St Germain de Livet(Vue Sud)

    Château de Saint-Germain-de-Livet from the south

  • Normandie Calvados Livet tango7174

    Château de Saint-Germain-de-Livet from the entrance

  • Henry Edridge06

    "Street in Lisieux" by Henry Edridge

  • Lisieux basilica

    Basilique de Sainte-Thérèse

  • Cathedrale de Lisieux vue du nord-est

    Lisieux Cathedral

See also

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