L'Isle-en-Dodon explained

L'Isle-en-Dodon
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr L'Isle-en-Dodon (Haute-Garonne).svg
Arrondissement:Saint-Gaudens
Canton:Cazères
Insee:31239
Postal Code:31230
Mayor:Lionel Welter[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Coordinates:43.3822°N 0.8361°W
Elevation M:200
Elevation Min M:187
Elevation Max M:326
Area Km2:22.58

L'Isle-en-Dodon (in French pronounced as /l il ɑ̃ dɔdɔ̃/; Occitan (post 1500);: L'Isla de Haut) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. The commune has the short border with the neighbouring department, Gers.

The rugby team is the focal point of the community. Based in the municipal stadium it regularly attracts 1000 spectators and regularly qualifies for the last 32 and beyond in the Federale 3 playoffs

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.

Population

The inhabitants of the commune are called lislois

Transportation

L'Isle-en-Dodon is 60 kilometres from Toulouse by road, a journey which takes approximately one hour. A regular bus service runs three times a day to Toulouse. At Saint-Gaudens, 45km (28miles) to the south in the valley of the Garonne, the A64 autoroute and the SNCF train line pass.

See also

Communes of the Haute-Garonne department

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.