Varetz (French pronunciation: [vaʁɛs] or [vaʁɛts]; Occitan: Vares) is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France.
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Commune | |
The church in Varetz | |
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Coordinates: 45°11′41″N 1°27′05″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Corrèze |
Arrondissement | Brive-la-Gaillarde |
Canton | Malemort |
Intercommunality | CA Bassin de Brive |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Béatrice Londeix |
Area 1 | 20.38 km2 (7.87 sq mi) |
Population | 2,457 |
• Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 19278 /19240 |
Elevation | 90–262 m (295–860 ft) (avg. 109 m or 358 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
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It lies in the urban area of Brive-la-Gaillarde between Objat and Brive-la-Gaillarde at the confluence of the Vézère and the Correze. Varetz station and Le Burg station have rail connections to Brive-la-Gaillarde, Saint-Yrieix and Limoges.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 1,102 | — |
1968 | 1,123 | +1.9% |
1975 | 1,278 | +13.8% |
1982 | 1,643 | +28.6% |
1990 | 1,851 | +12.7% |
1999 | 1,917 | +3.6% |
2008 | 2,129 | +11.1% |
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