Saverdun
| Saverdun | ||
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  Saverdun | ||
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Location within Midi-Pyrénées region  Saverdun | ||
| Coordinates: 43°14′08″N 1°34′31″E / 43.2356°N 1.5753°ECoordinates: 43°14′08″N 1°34′31″E / 43.2356°N 1.5753°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées | |
| Department | Ariège | |
| Arrondissement | Pamiers | |
| Canton | Saverdun | |
| Intercommunality | Saverdun | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Philippe Calleja | |
| Area1 | 61.47 km2 (23.73 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)2 | 4,531 | |
| • Density | 74/km2 (190/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 09282 / 09700 | |
| Elevation |
209–374 m (686–1,227 ft) (avg. 235 m or 771 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Saverdun is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.
Population
Inhabitants of Saverdun are called Saverdunois.
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 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% |
Name
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.
Transport
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