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Le Vernet
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| Country | France |
| Region | Midi-Pyrénées |
| Department | Ariège |
| Arrondissement | Pamiers |
| Canton | Saverdun |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Pamiers |
| Mayor | Michel Grasa (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 235–376 m (771–1,234 ft) (avg. 261 m/856 ft) |
| Land area1 | 5.59 km2 (2.16 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 632 (2008) |
| - Density | 113 /km2 (290 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 09331/ 09700 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Le Vernet is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.
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Inhabitants of Le Vernet are called Vernétois.
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 323 | 382 | 417 | 464 | 508 | 536 | 632 |
It was the site of Camp Vernet, a concentration camp built in 1918 and used as a transit camp for detained Jews by the Vichy authorities.