Le Vernet, Ariège
Le Vernet | |
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Memorial for the Le Vernet Internment Camp | |
Le Vernet | |
Location within Occitanie region Le Vernet | |
Coordinates: 43°11′10″N 1°36′11″E / 43.1861°N 1.6031°ECoordinates: 43°11′10″N 1°36′11″E / 43.1861°N 1.6031°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitanie |
Department | Ariège |
Arrondissement | Pamiers |
Canton | Saverdun |
Intercommunality | Pays de Pamiers |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Michel Grasa |
Area1 | 5.59 km2 (2.16 sq mi) |
Population (2008)2 | 632 |
• Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Le Vernet is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.
Population
Inhabitants of Le Vernet are called Vernétois.
Historical population | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
1962 | 323 | — |
1968 | 382 | +18.3% |
1975 | 417 | +9.2% |
1982 | 464 | +11.3% |
1990 | 508 | +9.5% |
1999 | 536 | +5.5% |
2008 | 632 | +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.
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