Vernègues (French pronunciation: [vɛʁnɛg]; Occitan: Lo Vernegue) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône département in southern France.

Vernègues
Former Saint-Jacques church
Former Saint-Jacques church
Coat of arms of Vernègues
Location of Vernègues
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Vernègues is located in France
Vernègues
Vernègues
Vernègues is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Vernègues
Vernègues
Coordinates: 43°41′10″N 5°10′19″E / 43.686°N 5.1719°E / 43.686; 5.1719
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentBouches-du-Rhône
ArrondissementAix-en-Provence
CantonPélissanne
IntercommunalityAix-Marseille-Provence
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Anne Reybaud-Decroix[1]
Area
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15.89 km2 (6.14 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,123
 • Density130/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
13115 /13116
Elevation163–395 m (535–1,296 ft)
(avg. 352 m or 1,155 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The commune is made up of two villages: Vernègues and Cazan.

On 11 June 1909 an earthquake killed two villagers and destroyed the castle in Vernègues and most of the houses. The village was later rebuilt at a lower altitude.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 494—    
1800 465−0.86%
1806 490+0.88%
1821 506+0.21%
1831 515+0.18%
1836 472−1.73%
1841 478+0.25%
1846 524+1.85%
1851 542+0.68%
1856 525−0.64%
1861 561+1.34%
1866 476−3.23%
1872 455−0.75%
1876 432−1.29%
1881 381−2.48%
1886 336−2.48%
1891 368+1.84%
1896 338−1.69%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 302−2.23%
1906 298−0.27%
1911 337+2.49%
1921 253−2.83%
1926 235−1.47%
1931 222−1.13%
1936 234+1.06%
1946 219−0.66%
1954 220+0.06%
1962 243+1.25%
1968 259+1.07%
1975 285+1.38%
1982 377+4.08%
1990 687+7.79%
1999 939+3.53%
2007 1,344+4.58%
2012 1,524+2.55%
2017 1,845+3.90%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Vernègues, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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