Vernègues

Vernègues
Commune
Former Saint-Jacques church
Coat of arms
Location of Vernègues
Vernègues Location within France Vernègues Location within Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Coordinates: 43°41′10″N 5°10′19″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Bouches-du-Rhône
Arrondissement	Aix-en-Provence
Canton	Pélissanne
Intercommunality	Aix-Marseille-Provence
Government
• Mayor (2026–32)	Anne Reybaud-Decroix
Area 1	15.89 km2 (6.14 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	2,166
• Density	136.3/km2 (353.0/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	13115 /13116
Elevation	163–395 m (535–1,296 ft) (avg. 352 m or 1,155 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vernègues (French pronunciation: [vɛʁnɛg]; Occitan: Lo Vernegue) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône département in southern France.

The commune is made up of two villages: Vernègues and Cazan.

On 11 June 1909 an earthquake killed two villagers and destroyed the castle in Vernègues and most of the houses. The village was later rebuilt at a lower altitude.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	494	—
1800	465	−0.86%
1806	490	+0.88%
1821	506	+0.21%
1831	515	+0.18%
1836	472	−1.73%
1841	478	+0.25%
1846	524	+1.85%
1851	542	+0.68%
1856	525	−0.64%
1861	561	+1.34%
1866	476	−3.23%
1872	455	−0.75%
1876	432	−1.29%
1881	381	−2.48%
1886	336	−2.48%
1891	368	+1.84%
1896	338	−1.69%
1901	302	−2.23%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1906	298	−0.27%
1911	337	+2.49%
1921	253	−2.83%
1926	235	−1.47%
1931	222	−1.13%
1936	234	+1.06%
1946	219	−0.66%
1954	220	+0.06%
1962	243	+1.25%
1968	259	+1.07%
1975	285	+1.38%
1982	377	+4.08%
1990	687	+7.79%
1999	939	+3.53%
2007	1,344	+4.58%
2012	1,524	+2.55%
2017	1,845	+3.90%
2023	2,166	+2.71%

Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2023)

See also

• Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department

External links

• Official site of Vernègues - Cazan (in French) (includes history and photos of the ruins)