Issel (French pronunciation: [isɛl] ; Occitan: Issèl) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.

Issel
Coat of arms of Issel
Location of Issel
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Issel is located in France
Issel
Issel
Issel is located in Occitanie
Issel
Issel
Coordinates: 43°22′05″N 1°59′26″E / 43.3681°N 1.9906°E / 43.3681; 1.9906
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentAude
ArrondissementCarcassonne
CantonLe Bassin chaurien
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Henri Poisson[1]
Area
1
17.66 km2 (6.82 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
484
 • Density27/km2 (71/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
11175 /11400
Elevation160–340 m (520–1,120 ft)
(avg. 180 m or 590 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The village is laid out in the form of a circulade. It is positioned on the edge of an area of wooded hills, some 5 km (3.1 mi) north of Castelnaudary.

Population edit

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962264—    
1968268+1.5%
1975248−7.5%
1982310+25.0%
1990363+17.1%
1999395+8.8%
2008458+15.9%

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.