Vernègues
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Commune of Vernègues |
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| Location | |
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| Administration | |
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| 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) |
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| 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. | |
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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.
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