Varen (Tarn-et-Garonne)

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Varen
Varenh
Varen (France)
Varen
region Occitania
Department Tarn-et-Garonne
Arrondissement Montauban
Canton Quercy-Rouergue
Community association Quercy Rouergue et Gorges de l'Aveyron
Coordinates 44 ° 10 ′  N , 1 ° 54 ′  E Coordinates: 44 ° 10 ′  N , 1 ° 54 ′  E
height 118-372 m
surface 23.13 km 2
Residents 654 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 28 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 82330
INSEE code
Website http://www.varen.fr/

Town hall (Mairie) of Varen

Varen ( Occitan : Varenh ) is a French commune with 654 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Occitanie region (before 2016: Midi-Pyrénées ). Varen belongs to the arrondissement of Montauban and the canton of Quercy-Rouergue (until 2015: canton of Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val ). The inhabitants are called the Varennois .

geography

Varen is located about 45 kilometers northeast of the city center of Montauban . The Aveyron limits the municipality to the south. Varen is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Verfeil in the north, Najac in the northeast, Laguépie and Le Riols in the east, Saint-Martin-Laguépie in the east and southeast, Milhars in the south, Montrosier in the south and southwest and Feneyrols in the west and southwest.

population

Number of inhabitants
(source: Cassini and Insee )
year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 1,182 1,118 998 909 870 748 730 665

Attractions

  • Saint-Pierre church from the 11th century
  • Arnac Church
  • Belpech Castle

Web links

Commons : Varen  - collection of images, videos and audio files