Le Vernet (;
Languedocien
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: ''Lo Vernet'') is a
commune in the
Ariège department in southwestern
France
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.
Population
Inhabitants of Le Vernet are called ''Vernétois'' in French.
History
It was the site of
Camp Vernet
Le Vernet Internment Camp, or Camp Vernet, was a concentration camp in Le Vernet, Ariège, near Pamiers, in the French Pyrenees. It was built in 1918 as a barracks, but after World War I it was used as an internment camp for prisoners of war. ...
, a
concentration camp
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built in 1918. During World War II it was used by the
Vichy
Vichy (, ; ) is a city in the central French department of Allier. Located on the Allier river, it is a major spa and resort town and during World War II was the capital of Vichy France. As of 2021, Vichy has a population of 25,789.
Known f ...
authorities to intern "undesirable aliens", primarily European refugees, including Jews, and as a transit camp for detained Jews who were to be deported to
Nazi
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labor and extermination camps.
Transport
Le Vernet-d'Ariège station has rail connections to Toulouse, Foix and Latour-de-Carol.
See also
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Camp Vernet
Le Vernet Internment Camp, or Camp Vernet, was a concentration camp in Le Vernet, Ariège, near Pamiers, in the French Pyrenees. It was built in 1918 as a barracks, but after World War I it was used as an internment camp for prisoners of war. ...
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Communes of the Ariège department
The following is a list of the 325 communes of the Ariège department of France
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References
Communes of Ariège (department)
Ariège communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
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