Le Tholonet

Le Tholonet

Société du Canal de Provence

Coat of arms
Le Tholonet

Coordinates: 43°31′22″N 5°30′42″E / 43.5228°N 5.5117°E / 43.5228; 5.5117Coordinates: 43°31′22″N 5°30′42″E / 43.5228°N 5.5117°E / 43.5228; 5.5117
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Bouches-du-Rhône
Arrondissement Aix-en-Provence
Canton Aix-en-Provence-Nord-Est
Intercommunality Pays d'Aix
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Michel Legier
Area1 10.82 km2 (4.18 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 2,227
  Density 210/km2 (530/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 13109 / 13100
Elevation 150–350 m (490–1,150 ft)
(avg. 193 m or 633 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.

Le Tholonet (Lou Toulounet and Lo Tolonet in Provençal) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. Its inhabitants are called Tholonétiens.

Geography

The commune is near Aix-en-Provence, and at the foot of the montagne Sainte-Victoire. The river Arc goes through the commune.

The hamlet of Palette, which gives its name to the Palette AOC appellation, is located on the commune's territory.[1]

History

The earliest signs of human presence can be dated back to the Iron Age, and are located in the Infernet and Espinades ranges.[2]

In the nineteenth century, a small oppidum named "Ragabom camp" or "Ratabom camp" was discovered at the Infernet site.[2] The camp consists of fortifications build with large stone blocks. The ruins are barely discernible today. Archeological surveys done from 1979-1980 helped discover furnishings dated from the Iron Ages up to the 2nd century BC, a time when the site was highly populated.[2]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793470    
1800350−25.5%
1806489+39.7%
1821465−4.9%
1831501+7.7%
1836514+2.6%
1841540+5.1%
1846504−6.7%
1851602+19.4%
1856546−9.3%
1861540−1.1%
1866508−5.9%
1872501−1.4%
1876510+1.8%
1881506−0.8%
1886497−1.8%
1891505+1.6%
1896513+1.6%
1901466−9.2%
1906429−7.9%
1911383−10.7%
1921400+4.4%
1926402+0.5%
1931415+3.2%
1936421+1.4%
1946484+15.0%
1954592+22.3%
1962720+21.6%
1968953+32.4%
19751,137+19.3%
19821,186+4.3%
19902,004+69.0%
19992,259+12.7%
20082,227−1.4%

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Media

Personalities

See also

References

  1. Quid entry for Le Tholonet
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Carte archéologique de la Gaule : Aix-en-Provence, pays d'Aix, val de Durance", 13/4, Fl. Mocci, N. Nin (dir.), Paris, 2006, Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres, ministère de l'Éducation nationale, ministère de la Recherche, ministère de la Culture et de la Communication, maison des Sciences de l'homme, centre Camille-Jullian, ville d'Aix-en-Provence, communauté du pays d'Aix, p. 684-90.
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