L'Isle-en-Dodon (French pronunciation: [lil 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 | |
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Location of L'Isle-en-Dodon ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 43°22′56″N 0°50′10″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Haute-Garonne |
Arrondissement | Saint-Gaudens |
Canton | Cazères |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Lionel Welter |
Area 1 | 22.58 km2 (8.72 sq mi) |
Population | 1,634 |
• 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. |
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.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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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
L'Isle-en-Dodon is 60 kilometres from Toulouse by road, a journey which takes approximately an 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.
Communes of the Haute-Garonne department
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