Varilhes
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region | Occitania | |
Department | Ariège | |
Arrondissement | Foix | |
Canton | Val d'Ariège | |
Community association | Pays Foix-Varilhes | |
Coordinates | 43 ° 3 ' N , 1 ° 38' E | |
height | 309-592 m | |
surface | 11.76 km 2 | |
Residents | 3,424 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 291 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 09120 | |
INSEE code | 09324 | |
Varilhes Town Hall |
Varilhes ( Occitan : Varilhas) is a French commune in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region with 3424 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017). It is located on the Ariège River .
traffic
Varilhes is on Route nationale 20 ( E 09 ) from Paris to the Spanish border. The station is served by trains on the Portet-Saint-Simon-Puigcerda line.
history
In 1948 the community received the Croix de Guerre of World War II for brave resistance against the German occupiers .
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
Residents | 1,747 | 1.938 | 1,888 | 2.007 | 2,327 | 2,702 | 2,848 | 3,386 |
Sources: Cassini and INSEE |
Personalities
- Jean Benazet, resistance fighter
- Jeanne Doumergue (1879–1963), wife of Gaston Doumergue (President of the French Republic)
- Sabas Maury (1863–1923), priest and composer
- Émilienne Poumirol (* 1950), member of the National Assembly
Web links
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