Le Vernet, Ariège
Le Vernet is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.Population
Inhabitants of Le Vernet are called Vernétois.History
It was the site of Camp Vernet, a concentration camp built in 1918. During World War II it was used by the Vichy authorities to intern "undesirable aliens", primarily European refugees, including Jews, and as a transit camp for detained Jews who were to be deported to Nazi labor and extermination camps.Transport
