Ventabren

Ventabren


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Ventabren

Coordinates: 43°32′17″N 5°17′35″E / 43.538°N 5.2931°E / 43.538; 5.2931Coordinates: 43°32′17″N 5°17′35″E / 43.538°N 5.2931°E / 43.538; 5.2931
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Bouches-du-Rhône
Arrondissement Aix-en-Provence
Canton Pélissanne
Intercommunality Pays d'Aix
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Claude Filippi
Area1 28.5 km2 (11.0 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 4,766
  Density 170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 13114 / 13122
Elevation 59–286 m (194–938 ft)
(avg. 238 m or 781 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Ventabren is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.

Location

It is close to Aix-en-Provence, and only 6 km (3.7 mi) away from Coudoux and Velaux.

History

The villages dates back to 920-940 AD, when Guillaume I, Count of Provence, had a castle built there.

In 1851 the village comprised 327 houses. Six years later, a railway was built.

The 393 m long Roquefavour Aqueduct, located on the territory of the commune, was built from 1842 to 1847 to convey water from the Durance to Marseille, as part of the Canal de Marseille.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
17931,678    
1800960−42.8%
18061,301+35.5%
18211,408+8.2%
18311,357−3.6%
18361,309−3.5%
18411,600+22.2%
18461,844+15.3%
18511,245−32.5%
18561,290+3.6%
18611,301+0.9%
18661,151−11.5%
18721,130−1.8%
18761,121−0.8%
18811,075−4.1%
18861,015−5.6%
18911,019+0.4%
18961,011−0.8%
1901985−2.6%
1906988+0.3%
1911889−10.0%
1921951+7.0%
1926896−5.8%
1931832−7.1%
1936787−5.4%
1946889+13.0%
1954509−42.7%
1962603+18.5%
1968934+54.9%
19751,537+64.6%
19822,717+76.8%
19903,742+37.7%
19994,549+21.6%
20084,766+4.8%

See also

References

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