Summary
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.
L'Isle-en-Dodon
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 The church in L'Isle-en-Dodon | |
 Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 43°22′56″N 0°50′10″E / 43.3822°N 0.8361°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Haute-Garonne |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Gaudens |
| Canton | Cazères |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Lionel Welter[1] |
| Area 1 | 22.58 km2 (8.72 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,628 |
| • Density | 72/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 31239 /31230 |
| Elevation | 187–326 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. | |
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 edit
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 edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1,779 | — |
| 1968 | 2,046 | +15.0% |
| 1975 | 2,022 | −1.2% |
| 1982 | 2,039 | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 2,037 | −0.1% |
| 1999 | 1,905 | −6.5% |
| 2005 | 2,000 | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 2,084 | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 1,984 | −4.8% |
| 2015 | 1,677 | −15.5% |
| 2018 | 1,633 | −2.6% |
The inhabitants of the commune are called lislois
Transportation edit
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 edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
