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Velaux

Coordinates: 43°31′43″N 5°15′23″E / 43.5286°N 5.2564°E / 43.5286; 5.2564
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Velaux
A view of the old village of Velaux
A view of the old village of Velaux
Coat of arms of Velaux
Location of Velaux
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Velaux is located in France
Velaux
Velaux
Velaux is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Velaux
Velaux
Coordinates: 43°31′43″N 5°15′23″E / 43.5286°N 5.2564°E / 43.5286; 5.2564
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentBouches-du-Rhône
ArrondissementAix-en-Provence
CantonBerre-l'Étang
IntercommunalityAix-Marseille-Provence
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Yannick Guérin[1]
Area
1
25.23 km2 (9.74 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
8,713
 • Density350/km2 (890/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Velauxien (masculine)
Velauxienne (feminine)
Time zoneUTC 01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC 02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
13112 /13880
Elevation27–270 m (89–886 ft)
(avg. 115 m or 377 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Velaux (French pronunciation: [vəlo]; Occitan: Velaurs) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. It is near Coudoux and Ventabren.

Velaux is an old Provençal village set on a hill overlooking the high plains of the inland west side of Aix. It is located in the middle of the Aix-Marseille-Salon region and surrounded by greenery and hills of vines. Velaux is in the countryside while being close to major urban centers in the region.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 954—    
1800 1,102 2.08%
1806 1,054−0.74%
1821 1,257 1.18%
1831 1,242−0.12%
1836 1,176−1.09%
1841 1,183 0.12%
1846 1,173−0.17%
1851 1,024−2.68%
1856 1,170 2.70%
1861 1,061−1.94%
1866 1,120 1.09%
1872 1,150 0.44%
1876 1,014−3.10%
1881 849−3.49%
1886 772−1.88%
1891 781 0.23%
1896 789 0.20%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 789 0.00%
1906 748−1.06%
1911 689−1.63%
1921 684−0.07%
1926 719 1.00%
1931 792 1.95%
1936 737−1.43%
1946 753 0.22%
1954 1,006 3.69%
1962 1,360 3.84%
1968 1,690 3.69%
1975 2,638 6.57%
1982 5,447 10.91%
1990 7,265 3.67%
1999 7,603 0.51%
2007 8,305 1.11%
2012 8,664 0.85%
2017 8,689 0.06%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Sights

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  • Église paroissiale
  • Tour-musée de Velaux
  • Moulin Segneurial
  • Le site archéologique de Roquepertuse
  • Ciné-club (CCDV)

Sport

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The local football club in Velaux is called US Velaux. It was founded in 1961, and the senior men's team competes in the tenth tier of French football.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Velaux, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ "US VELAUX : site officiel du club de foot de Velaux". US VELAUX (in French). Retrieved 29 January 2021.
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