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).

Geography

Population

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

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 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%	Year Pop. ±% 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% 2018 8,961 +1.24%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

Twin towns

L'Isle-Jourdain is twinned with:

• Carballo, Spain
• Motta di Livenza, Italy

See also

• Save (Garonne)
• Communes of the Gers department