Vernègues

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Coordinates: 43°41′10″N 5°10′19″E / 43.686, 5.17194

Commune of Vernègues
Former Saint-Jacques church in Vernègues

Location
Vernègues (France)
Vernègues
Administration
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Bouches-du-Rhône
Arrondissement Arles
Canton Eyguières
Intercommunality Salon-Étang de Berre-Durance
Mayor Patrick Apparicio
(2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation 163 m–395 m
(avg. 352 m)
Land area¹ 15.89 km²
Population²
(1999)
939
 - Density 59/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 13115/ 13116
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.
France

Vernègues is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.

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

On June 11, 1909 an earthquake destroyed the castle and most houses in Vernègues. Two people died in the village, which was later rebuilt at a lower altitude.