Vérargues
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| local community | Entre-Vignes | |
| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Herault | |
| Arrondissement | Montpellier | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 43 ' N , 4 ° 6' E | |
| Post Code | 34400 | |
| Former INSEE code | 34330 | |
| Incorporation | 1st January 2019 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
| Website | http://www.mairie-verargues.fr/ | |
 Aerial view of Vérargues |
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Vérargues is a village and a commune déléguée in the French commune Entre-Vignes with 747 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region . The inhabitants are called Vérarguois .
The municipality of Vérargues merged with Saint-Christol to form the Commune nouvelle Entre-Vignes on January 1, 2019 . It belonged to the arrondissement of Montpellier and the canton of Lunel .
geography
Vérargues is about 21 kilometers east-northeast of Montpellier . The municipality of Vérargues was surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Saint.Christol in the north and west, Saint-Sériès in the northeast, Saturargues in the east and Lunel-Viel in the south.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 | |
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| 178 | 308 | 348 | 291 | 524 | 446 | 665 | 747 | |
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Attractions
- Sainte-Agathe church from the 19th century
- La Devèze castle from the 17th century, monument historique
- Le Pouget Castle
- Vérargues castle and domain
Temperature record
On June 28, 2019, 46 ° C was measured in Vérargues, which was the French temperature record at that time (Météo-France).
