Saverdun

Saverdun (French pronunciation: [savɛʁdœ̃]; Languedocien: Savardun) is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.

Saverdun
Town hall
Location of Saverdun
Saverdun
Saverdun
Coordinates: 43°14′08″N 1°34′31″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentAriège
ArrondissementPamiers
CantonPortes d'Ariège
IntercommunalityPortes d'Ariège Pyrénées
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Philippe Calleja
Area
1
61.47 km2 (23.73 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
4,828
  Density79/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
09282 /09700
Elevation209–374 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.

Population

Inhabitants of Saverdun are called Saverdunois.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19623,447    
19683,916+13.6%
19753,969+1.4%
19823,639−8.3%
19903,568−2.0%
19993,589+0.6%
20084,435+23.6%
20114,531+2.2%

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

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