Vernègues is a commune

Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...

 in the Bouches-du-Rhône

Bouches-du-Rhône

Bouches-du-Rhône is a department in the south of France named after the mouth of the Rhône River. It is the most populous department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Its INSEE and postal code is 13.-History of the department:...

 department in southern France

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The commune is made up of two villages: Vernègues and Cazan.

On June 11, 1909 an earthquake

1909 Lambesc earthquake

The 1909 Lambesc earthquake occurred on June 11, 1909 in Provence. Measuring 6 on the Richter Scale, it is the largest ever recorded earthquake in metropolitan France....

 killed two villagers and destroyed the castle and most houses in Vernègues, which was later rebuilt at a lower altitude.

Population

Climate

The table below shows the temperature and precipitation for the period 1971 - 2000:

Month	J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D	year
Maximum temperatures(°F)	51.6	54.1	59.5	63.5	71.6	78.4	84.9	84.2	77	66.2	57.6	52.9	66.9
Average temperatures (°F)	42	44	49.5	53.6	42	67.6	73.2	72.9	66.6	58.5	9,6	49.3	57
Minimum temperatures (°F)	34.2	35.6	39.2	43.5	50.2	56.7	61.5	61.3	55.9	49.1	40.8	36.3	47.1
Precipitation (height in inches)	2.3	1.9	1.7	2.5	2	1.2	0.6	1.5	2.5	3.858	2.3	2.1	24.543
Source: Météo France / Station de Salon-de-Provence