Le Vernet, Ariège

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

Le Vernet
Commune
Memorial for the Le Vernet Internment Camp
Location of Le Vernet
Le Vernet Show map of France Le Vernet Show map of 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  (2022)[2]	693
• Density	120/km2 (320/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.

Historical population

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.

Transport

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

See also

• Camp Vernet
• Communes of the Ariège department