L'Isle-Jourdain, Gers
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L'Isle-Jourdain | |
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Coordinates: 43°36′52″N 1°04′54″E / 43.6144°N 1.0817°ECoordinates: 43°36′52″N 1°04′54″E / 43.6144°N 1.0817°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitanie |
Department | Gers |
Arrondissement | Auch |
Canton | L'Isle-Jourdain |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Francis Idrac |
Area 1 | 70.48 km2 (27.21 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 8,961 |
• 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. |
L'Isle-Jourdain (French pronunciation: [lil ʒuʁdɛ̃]; 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).
Geography[]
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L'Isle-Jourdain and its surrounding communes
Population[]
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The inhabitants of the commune are known as Lislois.
Twin towns[]
L'Isle-Jourdain is twinned with:
Carballo, Spain
Motta di Livenza, Italy
See also[]
- Save (Garonne)
- Communes of the Gers department
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
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