L'Isle-en-Dodon
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| Country | France |
| Region | Midi-Pyrénées |
| Department | Haute-Garonne |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Gaudens |
| Canton | Isle-en-Dodon |
| Intercommunality | Portes du Comminges |
| Mayor | Jean-Louis Brousse (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 187–326 m (614–1,070 ft) (avg. 200 m or 660 ft) |
| Land area1 | 22.58 km2 (8.72 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 2,084 (2008) |
| - Density | 92 /km2 (240 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 31239/ 31230 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 43°22′56″N 0°50′10″E / 43.3822°N 0.8361°E
L'Isle-en-Dodon is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France
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[edit] Geography
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.
[edit] Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 1779 | 2046 | 2022 | 2039 | 2037 | 1905 | 2084 |
[edit] Transportation
L'Isle-en-Dodon is sixty kilometres from Toulouse by road, a journey which takes approximately an hour. A regular bus service connects it three times per day to the regional capital. Closer Saint-Gaudens, 45 km (28 mi) to the south in the valley of the Garonne where the A64 autoroute and the SNCF train line pass.
[edit] See also
Communes of the Haute-Garonne department
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