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Commune in Occitanie, France
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Commune in Occitania, France
Saverdun
Commune
Town hallTown hall
Coat of arms of SaverdunCoat of arms
Location of Saverdun
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Coordinates: 43°14′08″N 1°34′31″E / 43.2356°N 1.5753°E / 43.2356; 1.5753
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentAriège
ArrondissementPamiers
CantonPortes d'Ariège
IntercommunalityPortes d'Ariège Pyrénées
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Philippe Calleja
Area61.47 km (23.73 sq mi)
Population4,815
 • Density78/km (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code09282 /09700
Elevation209–374 m (686–1,227 ft)
(avg. 235 m or 771 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (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

Inhabitants of Saverdun are called Saverdunois in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
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

Name

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

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

Saverdun station has rail connections to Toulouse, Foix and Latour-de-Carol.

See also

References

  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. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
Communes of the Ariège department


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