Lison

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Lison
Commune
The bridge over the Elle river
Location of Lison
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Coordinates: 49°14′32″N 1°02′12″W / 49.2422°N 1.0367°W / 49.2422; -1.0367
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Bayeux
Canton	Trévières
Intercommunality	CC Isigny-Omaha Intercom
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Thierry Defontenay[1]
Area 1	10.94 km2 (4.22 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	429
• Density	39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	14367 /14330
Elevation	2–62 m (6.6–203.4 ft) (avg. 7 m or 23 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lison (French pronunciation: [lizɔ̃] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

Population

Notable people

• Fernande Albany (1889 – 1966), actress, born in Lison.

Today

There is a train station, Lison station, which has frequent services to Caen, Saint-Lô and Cherbourg. There are many small supermarkets and restaurants.

See also

• Communes of the Calvados department

References

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