Saverdun Explained

Saverdun
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason Saverdun (Ariège).svg
Arrondissement:Pamiers
Canton:Portes d'Ariège
Insee:09282
Postal Code:09700
Mayor:Philippe Calleja[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Portes d'Ariège Pyrénées
Coordinates:43.2356°N 1.5753°W
Elevation M:235
Elevation Min M:209
Elevation Max M:374
Area Km2:61.47

Saverdun (in French pronounced as /savɛʁdœ̃/; Languedocien: Savardun) is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.

Population

Inhabitants of Saverdun are called Saverdunois in French.

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.

History

Count Raymond VII of Toulouse surrendered Saverdun to Imbert de Beaujeu and Hugh of La Tour-du-Pin, royal agents, during the war of 1242.

Transport

Saverdun station has rail connections to Toulouse, Foix and Latour-de-Carol.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.