This article is about the commune in France. For the Dutch river, see Oude IJssel.
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Location within Languedoc-Roussillon region
Issel
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| Coordinates: 43°22′05″N 1°59′26″E / 43.3681°N 1.9906°ECoordinates: 43°22′05″N 1°59′26″E / 43.3681°N 1.9906°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon | |
| Department | Aude | |
| Arrondissement | Carcassonne | |
| Canton | Castelnaudary-Nord | |
| Intercommunality | Lauragais Montagne Noire | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Roger Ourliac | |
| Area1 | 17.66 km2 (6.82 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 458 | |
| • Density | 26/km2 (67/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 11175 / 11400 | |
| Elevation | 160–340 m (520–1,120 ft) (avg. 180 m or 590 ft) |
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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. |
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Issel is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.
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]
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 264 | — |
| 1968 | 268 | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 248 | −7.5% |
| 1982 | 310 | +25.0% |
| 1990 | 363 | +17.1% |
| 1999 | 395 | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 458 | +15.9% |
