L'Isle-Jourdain, Gers
L'Isle-Jourdain (Gascon : l'Isla de Baish/Bax) [ˈlizlɔ ðe ˈβaʃ]) is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France. The lexicographers Claude (1854–1924) and Paul Augé (1881–1951) were born in L'isle-Jourdain as was the writer Armand Praviel (1875–1944).
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Location of L'Isle-Jourdain 
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| Coordinates: 43°36′52″N 1°04′54″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitanie |
| Department | Gers |
| Arrondissement | Auch |
| Canton | L'Isle-Jourdain |
| Intercommunality | Save Lisloise |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Alain Tourné |
| Area 1 | 70.48 km2 (27.21 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 8,851 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 32160 /32600 |
| Elevation | 136–304 m (446–997 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
L'Isle-Jourdain and its surrounding communes
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1793 | 4,146 | — |
| 1800 | 3,792 | −8.5% |
| 1806 | 4,159 | +9.7% |
| 1821 | 4,257 | +2.4% |
| 1831 | 4,307 | +1.2% |
| 1841 | 4,933 | +14.5% |
| 1846 | 4,865 | −1.4% |
| 1851 | 4,921 | +1.2% |
| 1856 | 4,773 | −3.0% |
| 1861 | 4,867 | +2.0% |
| 1866 | 4,954 | +1.8% |
| 1872 | 4,864 | −1.8% |
| 1876 | 4,671 | −4.0% |
| 1881 | 4,479 | −4.1% |
| 1886 | 4,572 | +2.1% |
| 1891 | 4,442 | −2.8% |
| 1896 | 4,305 | −3.1% |
| 1901 | 4,122 | −4.3% |
| 1906 | 3,885 | −5.7% |
| 1911 | 3,774 | −2.9% |
| 1921 | 3,313 | −12.2% |
| 1926 | 3,560 | +7.5% |
| 1931 | 3,535 | −0.7% |
| 1936 | 3,527 | −0.2% |
| 1946 | 3,536 | +0.3% |
| 1954 | 3,447 | −2.5% |
| 1962 | 3,675 | +6.6% |
| 1968 | 4,002 | +8.9% |
| 1975 | 4,195 | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 4,358 | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 5,029 | +15.4% |
| 1999 | 5,560 | +10.6% |
| 2008 | 7,025 | +26.3% |
Its inhabitants are called Lislois.
gollark: It's like a comedy thing except it's (sort of) running a nation.
gollark: ++delete the state
gollark: LyricLy == gnu-nobody?
gollark: ↑
gollark: Solved.
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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