Vergt

Vergt
Commune
A general view of Vergt
Coat of arms
Location of Vergt
Vergt Vergt
Coordinates: 45°01′41″N 0°43′09″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Périgueux
Canton	Périgord Central
Intercommunality	Le Grand Périgueux
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pierre Jaubertie
Area 1	32.52 km2 (12.56 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	1,773
• Density	54.52/km2 (141.2/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	24571 /24380
Elevation	112–246 m (367–807 ft) (avg. 126 m or 413 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vergt (French pronunciation: [vɛʁ]; Occitan: Vern) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

History

On 9 October 1562, Vergt was the site of one of the first major battles of the French Wars of Religion. An army of Huguenot rebels under Symphorien de Duras was defeated by a Royalist force led by Blaise de Montluc, a victory which prevented them linking up with Protestant forces north of the Loire.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,190	—
1968	1,224	+2.9%
1975	1,369	+11.8%
1982	1,419	+3.7%
1990	1,422	+0.2%
1999	1,514	+6.5%
2008	1,748	+15.5%

See also

• Communes of the Dordogne department

Sources

• Thompson, James (1909). The Wars of Religion in France 1559–1576: The Huguenots, Catherine de Medici and Phillip II. Chicago University Press.