Saverdun
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Saverdun | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Town hall | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Saverdun | |
  Saverdun | |
| Coordinates: 43°14′08″N 1°34′31″E / 43.2356°N 1.5753°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Ariège |
| Arrondissement | Pamiers |
| Canton | Portes d'Ariège |
| Intercommunality | Portes d'Ariège Pyrénées |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Philippe Calleja[1] |
| Area 1 | 61.47 km2 (23.73 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 4,815 |
| • Density | 78/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 09282 /09700 |
| Elevation | 209–374 m (686–1,227 ft) (avg. 235 m or 771 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saverdun (French pronunciation: [savɛʁdœ̃]; Languedocien: Savardun) is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.
Population
[edit]Inhabitants of Saverdun are called Saverdunois in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 3,916 | — |
| 1975 | 3,969 | +0.19% |
| 1982 | 3,639 | −1.23% |
| 1990 | 3,568 | −0.25% |
| 1999 | 3,589 | +0.07% |
| 2007 | 4,376 | +2.51% |
| 2012 | 4,526 | +0.68% |
| 2017 | 4,844 | +1.37% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Name
[edit]Saverdun gave its name to the former city of Verdun, Quebec, Canada, now a borough of Montreal, which was founded in 1671 by Zacharie Dupuy, a native of Saverdun.
History
[edit]Count Raymond VII of Toulouse surrendered Saverdun to Imbert de Beaujeu and Hugh of La Tour-du-Pin, royal agents, during the war of 1242.
Transport
[edit]Saverdun station has rail connections to Toulouse, Foix and Latour-de-Carol.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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