L'Isle-Jourdain, Gers

L'Isle-Jourdain (French pronunciation: [lil ʒuʁdɛ̃]; Occitan: L'Isla de Baish, [ˈlizlɔ ðe ˈβaʃ]; Catalan: Illa Jordà or L'Illa de Baix) is a commune in the Gers department, Occitania, 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).

L'Isle-Jourdain
Commune
The collegiate church tower in L'Isle-Jourdain
The collegiate church tower in L'Isle-Jourdain
Coat of arms of L'Isle-Jourdain
Coat of arms
Location of L'Isle-Jourdain
L'Isle-Jourdain is located in France
L'Isle-Jourdain
L'Isle-Jourdain
L'Isle-Jourdain is located in Occitanie
L'Isle-Jourdain
L'Isle-Jourdain
Coordinates: 43°36′52″N 1°04′54″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentGers
ArrondissementAuch
CantonL'Isle-Jourdain
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Francis Idrac[1]
Area
1
70.48 km2 (27.21 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
9,227
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
32160 /32600
Elevation136–304 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

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Lislois in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 4,146—    
1800 3,792−1.27%
1806 4,159+1.55%
1821 4,257+0.16%
1831 4,307+0.12%
1841 4,933+1.37%
1846 4,865−0.28%
1851 4,921+0.23%
1856 4,773−0.61%
1861 4,867+0.39%
1866 4,954+0.35%
1872 4,864−0.31%
1876 4,671−1.01%
1881 4,479−0.84%
1886 4,572+0.41%
1891 4,442−0.58%
1896 4,305−0.62%
1901 4,122−0.87%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1906 3,885−1.18%
1911 3,774−0.58%
1921 3,313−1.29%
1926 3,560+1.45%
1931 3,535−0.14%
1936 3,527−0.05%
1946 3,536+0.03%
1954 3,447−0.32%
1962 3,675+0.80%
1968 4,002+1.43%
1975 4,195+0.68%
1982 4,358+0.55%
1990 5,029+1.81%
1999 5,560+1.12%
2007 6,755+2.46%
2012 7,679+2.60%
2017 8,851+2.88%
20188,961+1.24%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Twin towns

L'Isle-Jourdain is twinned with:

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet L'Isle-Jourdain, EHESS (in French).
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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