Varetz
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The church in Varetz | |
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Varetz Varetz | |
| Coordinates: 45°11′41″N 1°27′05″E / 45.1947°N 1.4514°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[1] |
Area 1 | 20.38 km2 (7.87 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 2,436 |
| • 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. | |
Varetz (French pronunciation: [vaʁɛs] or [vaʁɛts]; Occitan: Vares) is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France.
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.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,123 | — |
| 1975 | 1,278 | +1.86% |
| 1982 | 1,643 | +3.65% |
| 1990 | 1,851 | +1.50% |
| 1999 | 1,918 | +0.40% |
| 2007 | 2,109 | +1.19% |
| 2012 | 2,297 | +1.72% |
| 2017 | 2,425 | +1.09% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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