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Commune in Occitanie, France
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Commune in Occitania, France
Le Vernet
Commune
Memorial for the Le Vernet Internment CampMemorial for the Le Vernet Internment Camp
Location of Le Vernet
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Coordinates: 43°11′10″N 1°36′11″E / 43.1861°N 1.6031°E / 43.1861; 1.6031
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentAriège
ArrondissementPamiers
CantonPortes d'Ariège
Government
 • Mayor (2023–2026) Denis Lafon
Area5.59 km (2.16 sq mi)
Population693
 • Density120/km (320/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code09331 /09700
Elevation235–376 m (771–1,234 ft)
(avg. 261 m or 856 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Vernet (French pronunciation: [lə vɛʁnɛ]; Languedocien: Lo Vernet) is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.

Population

Inhabitants of Le Vernet are called Vernétois in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962323—    
1968382+18.3%
1975417+9.2%
1982464+11.3%
1990508+9.5%
1999536+5.5%
2008632+17.9%

History

It was the site of Camp Vernet, a concentration camp built in 1918. During World War II it was used by the Vichy authorities to intern "undesirable aliens", primarily European refugees, including Jews, and as a transit camp for detained Jews who were to be deported to Nazi labor and extermination camps.

Transport

Le Vernet-d'Ariège station has rail connections to Toulouse, Foix and Latour-de-Carol.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 30 November 2023.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
Communes of the Ariège department


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