Le Vernet, Ariège
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{{short description|Commune in Occitanie, France}}
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Le Vernet
|commune status = Commune
|image = Vernet4.jpg
|caption = Memorial for the Le Vernet Internment Camp
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|arrondissement = Pamiers
|canton = Portes d'Ariège
|INSEE = 09331
|postal code = 09700
|term = 2023–2026
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|coordinates = {{coord|43.1861|1.6031|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 261
|elevation min m = 235
|elevation max m = 376
|area km2 = 5.59
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
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Le Vernet ({{IPA|fr|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 populations
|align=left
|1962|323
|1968|382
|1975|417
|1982|464
|1990|508
|1999|536
|2008|632
}}
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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
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