L'Isle-Jourdain, Gers

L'Isle-Jourdain
Commune
The collegiate church tower in L'Isle-Jourdain
Coat of arms
Location of L'Isle-Jourdain
L'Isle-Jourdain L'Isle-Jourdain
Coordinates: 43°36′52″N 1°04′54″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Gers
Arrondissement	Auch
Canton	L'Isle-Jourdain
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Alain Tourné
Area 1	70.48 km2 (27.21 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	9,324
• Density	130/km2 (340/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 (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

L'Isle-Jourdain and its surrounding communes

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 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%

Year Pop. ±% 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.

See also

• Save (Garonne)
• Communes of the Gers department