L'Isle-en-Dodon

L'Isle-en-Dodon
L'Isla de Haut (Occitan)
Commune
The church in L'Isle-en-Dodon
The church in L'Isle-en-Dodon
Coat of arms of L'Isle-en-Dodon
Coat of arms
Location of L'Isle-en-Dodon
Map
L'Isle-en-Dodon is located in France
L'Isle-en-Dodon
L'Isle-en-Dodon
L'Isle-en-Dodon is located in Occitanie
L'Isle-en-Dodon
L'Isle-en-Dodon
Coordinates: 43°22′56″N 0°50′10″E / 43.3822°N 0.8361°E / 43.3822; 0.8361
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentHaute-Garonne
ArrondissementSaint-Gaudens
CantonCazères
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Lionel Welter[1]
Area
1
22.58 km2 (8.72 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
1,622
 • Density72/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
31239 /31230
Elevation187–326 m (614–1,070 ft)
(avg. 200 m or 660 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

L'Isle-en-Dodon (French pronunciation: [l il ɑ̃ dɔdɔ̃]; Occitan: L'Isla de Haut) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. The commune has the short border with the neighbouring department, Gers.

The rugby team is the focal point of the community. Based in the municipal stadium it regularly attracts 1000 spectators and regularly qualifies for the last 32 and beyond in the Federale 3 playoffs

Geography

L'Isle-en-Dodon is located on the Save river, at the northern end of the plate of Lannemezan. The slopes which surround the city point out the nearby gersois country.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19621,779—    
19682,046+15.0%
19752,022−1.2%
19822,039+0.8%
19902,037−0.1%
19991,905−6.5%
20052,000+5.0%
20082,084+4.2%
20101,984−4.8%
20151,677−15.5%
20181,633−2.6%

The inhabitants of the commune are called lislois

Transportation

L'Isle-en-Dodon is 60 kilometres from Toulouse by road, a journey which takes approximately one hour. A regular bus service runs three times a day to Toulouse. At Saint-Gaudens, 45 km (28 mi) to the south in the valley of the Garonne, the A64 autoroute and the SNCF train line pass.

See also

Communes of the Haute-Garonne department

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
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