Saverdun (French pronunciation: [savɛʁdœ̃]; Languedocien: Savardun) is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.
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Commune | |
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Coordinates: 43°14′08″N 1°34′31″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Ariège |
Arrondissement | Pamiers |
Canton | Portes d'Ariège |
Intercommunality | Portes d'Ariège Pyrénées |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Philippe Calleja |
Area 1 | 61.47 km2 (23.73 sq mi) |
Population | 4,828 |
• Density | 79/km2 (200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 09282 /09700 |
Elevation | 209–374 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. |
Inhabitants of Saverdun are called Saverdunois.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 3,447 | — |
1968 | 3,916 | +13.6% |
1975 | 3,969 | +1.4% |
1982 | 3,639 | −8.3% |
1990 | 3,568 | −2.0% |
1999 | 3,589 | +0.6% |
2008 | 4,435 | +23.6% |
2011 | 4,531 | +2.2% |
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.
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.
Saverdun station has rail connections to Toulouse, Foix and Latour-de-Carol.
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