Isle (Haute-Vienne)

Isle Isla
region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Haute-Vienne
Arrondissement	Limoges
Canton	Limoges-9
Community association	Limoges metropolis
Coordinates	45 ° 48 '  N , 1 ° 14'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 48 '  N , 1 ° 14'  E
height	208-346 m
surface	20.18 km 2
Residents	7,696 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	381 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	87170
INSEE code	87075
Website	http://www.ville-isle.fr/
Château de Gigondas

Isle ( Isla in Occitan ) is a municipality in France with 7696 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the north-western Massif Central . It belongs to the department of Haute-Vienne and region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . Isle is part of the Arrondissement of Limoges and the Canton of Limoges-9 . The inhabitants are called Islois (es) .

geography

Isle is on the Vienne and Aurence rivers . The neighboring communities of Isle are Limoges in the north and northeast, Condat-sur-Vienne in the east and south, Bosmie-l'Aiguille in the west and Verneuil-sur-Vienne in the north-west.

The Route nationale 21 runs through the municipality from Limoges via Bergerac to Agen .

Attractions

• Saint-Martin church from the 13th century, historic monument since 1985
• Château de Gigondas
• Château and Park des Bayles
• The castles and mansions de Reignefort, La Chabroulie, Le Gondeau, L'Etoile, Verthamont, Le Caillaud, Le Généty, Envaud, Le Val d'Enraud, Les Courrières

Community partnerships

• Gunzenhausen , Bavaria (Middle Franconia), Germany

Personalities

• Robert Margerit (1910–1988), writer

Web links

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