Issel (French pronunciation: [isɛl] (listen); Occitan: Issèl) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.
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Commune | |
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Coordinates: 43°22′05″N 1°59′26″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Aude |
Arrondissement | Carcassonne |
Canton | Le Bassin chaurien |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Henri Poisson |
Area 1 | 17.66 km2 (6.82 sq mi) |
Population | 476 |
• Density | 27/km2 (70/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 11175 /11400 |
Elevation | 160–340 m (520–1,120 ft) (avg. 180 m or 590 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
The village is laid out in the form of a circulade. It is positioned on the edge of an area of wooded hills, some 5 km (3.1 mi) north of Castelnaudary.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 264 | — |
1968 | 268 | +1.5% |
1975 | 248 | −7.5% |
1982 | 310 | +25.0% |
1990 | 363 | +17.1% |
1999 | 395 | +8.8% |
2008 | 458 | +15.9% |
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