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  Verfeil  Verfeil | |
| Coordinates:43°39′30″N1°39′42″E / 43.6583°N 1.6617°E /43.6583; 1.6617 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Haute-Garonne |
| Arrondissement | Toulouse |
| Canton | Pechbonnieu |
| Intercommunality | Coteaux du Girou |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Patrick Plicque[1] |
Area 1 | 41.23 km2 (15.92 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,954 |
| • Density | 95.90/km2 (248.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 31573 /31590 |
| Elevation | 146–273 m (479–896 ft) (avg. 225 m or 738 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Verfeil (French pronunciation:[vɛʁfɛj];Occitan:Vrudfuèlh) is acommune in theHaute-Garonnedepartment in southwesternFrance.
It was an important centre ofCatharism from about 1140 to the mid 13th century.Bernard of Clairvaux preached against heresy at Verfeil in 1145. Sent away without a proper hearing by the seigneurs, he is said to have cursed the town with the wordsViridefolium, desiccet te Deus! ("Verfeil, may God dry you up!")Izarn Neblat, one of those seigneurs, was said byGuillaume de Puylaurens to have lived in his old age in poverty atToulouse as a result of this curse; the town's recovery was dated by the faithful to the period of theAlbigensian Crusade, whenSimon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester gave it to bishopFoulques de Toulouse.[3]
An important Catholic-Cathar debate was held at Verfeil in 1206. The Catholic side was led byDiego de Acebo,bishop of Osma, supported by the futureSaint Dominic; among the Cathars were Pons Jourda andArnaud Arrufat.[4]
In the following 800 years, the history of this rural village was notable in the French Revolution of 1789 and in the Second World War, in 1940-1945.
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