Lison

For other uses, see Lison (disambiguation).

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Commune in Normandy, France

Lison
Commune
The bridge over the Elle river The bridge over the Elle river
Location of Lison Map
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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 (2024–2026)	Cécile Tostain^[1]
Area ¹	10.94 km² (4.22 sq mi)
Population (2022)^[2]	438
• Density	40/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] ⁱ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

Population

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Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	588	—
1975	515	−1.88%
1982	515	+0.00%
1990	479	−0.90%
1999	453	−0.62%
2009	484	+0.66%
2014	455	−1.23%
2020	434	−0.78%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Notable people

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

Today

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