Vérines
| Vérines | |
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  Vérines | |
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Location within Poitou-Charentes region  Vérines | |
| Coordinates: 46°11′41″N 0°57′56″W / 46.1947°N 0.9656°WCoordinates: 46°11′41″N 0°57′56″W / 46.1947°N 0.9656°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | La Rochelle |
| Canton | La Jarrie |
| Intercommunality | Plaine d'Aunis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Line Lafougère |
| Area1 | 13.35 km2 (5.15 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 1,784 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (350/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 17466 / 17220 |
| Elevation |
4–39 m (13–128 ft) (avg. 37 m or 121 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. | |
Vérines is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Poitou-Charentes region in southwestern France.
Geography
The commune consists of a town (Vérines) and two other settlements named Loiré and Fontpatour.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 700 | — |
| 1968 | 729 | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 785 | +7.7% |
| 1982 | 1,022 | +30.2% |
| 1990 | 1,166 | +14.1% |
| 1999 | 1,377 | +18.1% |
| 2008 | 1,784 | +29.6% |
See also
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