Le Vernet, Ariège
Commune in Occitanie, France
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Le Vernet (French pronunciation: [lə vɛʁnɛ]; Languedocien: Lo Vernet) is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.
Le Vernet | |
|---|---|
 Memorial for the Le Vernet Internment Camp | |
 Location of Le Vernet | |
  Le Vernet Location within France  Le Vernet Location within Occitanie | |
| Coordinates: 43°11′10″N 1°36′11″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Ariège |
| Arrondissement | Pamiers |
| Canton | Portes d'Ariège |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–2026) | Denis Lafon[1] |
Area 1 | 5.59 km2 (2.16 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 682 |
| • Density | 122/km2 (316/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 09331 /09700 |
| Elevation | 235–376 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. | |
Population
Inhabitants of Le Vernet are called Vernétois in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 382 | — |
| 1975 | 417 | +1.26% |
| 1982 | 464 | +1.54% |
| 1990 | 508 | +1.14% |
| 1999 | 536 | +0.60% |
| 2007 | 631 | +2.06% |
| 2012 | 653 | +0.69% |
| 2017 | 708 | +1.63% |
| 2023 | 682 | −0.62% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
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.
