Le Vernet, Ariège

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Le Vernet
Commune
Memorial for the Le Vernet Internment Camp
Memorial for the Le Vernet Internment Camp
Location of Le Vernet
Le Vernet is located in France
Le Vernet
Le Vernet
Coordinates: 43°11′10″N 1°36′11″E / 43.1861°N 1.6031°E / 43.1861; 1.6031Coordinates: 43°11′10″N 1°36′11″E / 43.1861°N 1.6031°E / 43.1861; 1.6031
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentAriège
ArrondissementPamiers
CantonPortes d'Ariège
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Xavier Ragaru[1]
Area
1
5.59 km2 (2.16 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[2]
712
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
09331 /09700
Elevation235–376 m (771–1,234 ft)
(avg. 261 m or 856 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Vernet (Languedocien: Lo Vernet) is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.

Population[]

Inhabitants of Le Vernet are called Vernétois.

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[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2018". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2020.


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