Bouc-Bel-Air

Bouc-Bel-Air

The church of Saint-André

Coat of arms
Bouc-Bel-Air

Coordinates: 43°27′19″N 5°24′54″E / 43.4553°N 5.415°E / 43.4553; 5.415Coordinates: 43°27′19″N 5°24′54″E / 43.4553°N 5.415°E / 43.4553; 5.415
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Bouches-du-Rhône
Arrondissement Aix-en-Provence
Canton Gardanne
Intercommunality Pays d'Aix
Government
  Mayor (20012008) Jean-Claude Perrin
Area1 21.75 km2 (8.40 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 13,437
  Density 620/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 13015 / 13320
Elevation 153–330 m (502–1,083 ft)
(avg. 259 m or 850 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.

Bouc-Bel-Air is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. It is situated between Marseille, Gardanne and Aix-en-Provence. The old village is located at the summit of a small hill (a bouc in the regional language provençal).

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
17931,506    
18001,413−6.2%
18061,268−10.3%
18211,344+6.0%
18311,407+4.7%
18361,327−5.7%
18411,320−0.5%
18461,299−1.6%
18511,321+1.7%
18561,321+0.0%
18611,275−3.5%
18661,168−8.4%
18721,159−0.8%
18761,062−8.4%
1881938−11.7%
1886933−0.5%
1891908−2.7%
1896895−1.4%
1901798−10.8%
1906825+3.4%
1911813−1.5%
1921794−2.3%
1926743−6.4%
1931842+13.3%
1936867+3.0%
19461,159+33.7%
19541,606+38.6%
19622,158+34.4%
19683,210+48.7%
19754,533+41.2%
19828,714+92.2%
199011,512+32.1%
199912,297+6.8%
200813,437+9.3%

Sights

Bouc-Bel-Air is typically in Provençal style, founded around a rock which formed the foundation of an old castle of the 7th century. It has a particularly nice view on several mountains among which the locally well known Sainte-Victoire.

History

Inhabited since very ancient times, its sites witness of Roman-Gallic settlings. Some of these sites date to the 7th century BC. Invasions of the Barbarians took place in the 7th century AD, the probable foundation date of the village. Birthplace (1797) of Adolphe Thiers, 2nd President of France (31 August 1871 – 24 May 1873)

See also

References

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