Venerque (French pronunciation: [vənɛʁk]; Occitan: Venèrca) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. Venerque-le-Vernet station has rail connections to Toulouse, Foix and Latour-de-Carol.

Venerque
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Venerque
Location of Venerque
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Venerque is located in France
Venerque
Venerque
Venerque is located in Occitanie
Venerque
Venerque
Coordinates: 43°26′03″N 1°26′40″E / 43.4342°N 1.4444°E / 43.4342; 1.4444
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentHaute-Garonne
ArrondissementMuret
CantonPortet-sur-Garonne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Michel Courtiade[1]
Area
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14.57 km2 (5.63 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,823
 • Density190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
31572 /31810
Elevation157–272 m (515–892 ft)
(avg. 312 m or 1,024 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

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The inhabitants of the commune are known as Venerquois or Venerquoises in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 818—    
1800 750−1.23%
1806 796+1.00%
1821 900+0.82%
1831 941+0.45%
1836 954+0.27%
1841 986+0.66%
1846 1,009+0.46%
1851 1,008−0.02%
1856 996−0.24%
1861 988−0.16%
1866 963−0.51%
1872 933−0.53%
1876 900−0.90%
1881 913+0.29%
1886 897−0.35%
1891 910+0.29%
1896 862−1.08%
1901 786−1.83%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1906 757−0.75%
1911 729−0.75%
1921 703−0.36%
1926 680−0.66%
1931 736+1.60%
1936 837+2.61%
1946 894+0.66%
1954 965+0.96%
1962 1,022+0.72%
1968 1,274+3.74%
1975 1,510+2.46%
1982 1,907+3.39%
1990 2,158+1.56%
1999 2,328+0.85%
2007 1,872−2.69%
2012 1,832−0.43%
2017 2,164+3.39%
20192,702+11.74%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Monuments

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Personalities

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Venerque, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE