Varilhes

Varilhes
region	Occitania
Department	Ariège
Arrondissement	Foix
Canton	Val d'Ariège
Community association	Pays Foix-Varilhes
Coordinates	43 ° 3 '  N , 1 ° 38'  E 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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