Velaux

Velaux

A view of the old village of Velaux

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Velaux

Coordinates: 43°31′43″N 5°15′23″E / 43.5286°N 5.2564°E / 43.5286; 5.2564Coordinates: 43°31′43″N 5°15′23″E / 43.5286°N 5.2564°E / 43.5286; 5.2564
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Bouches-du-Rhône
Arrondissement Aix-en-Provence
Canton Pélissanne
Intercommunality Salon-Étang de Berre-Durance
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Pierre Maggi
Area1 25.23 km2 (9.74 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 8,403
  Density 330/km2 (860/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 13112 / 13880
Elevation 27–270 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.

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

Velaux 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

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793954    
18001,102+15.5%
18061,054−4.4%
18211,257+19.3%
18311,242−1.2%
18361,176−5.3%
18411,183+0.6%
18461,173−0.8%
18511,024−12.7%
18561,170+14.3%
18611,061−9.3%
18661,120+5.6%
18721,150+2.7%
18761,014−11.8%
1881849−16.3%
1886772−9.1%
1891781+1.2%
1896789+1.0%
1901789+0.0%
1906748−5.2%
1911689−7.9%
1921684−0.7%
1926719+5.1%
1931792+10.2%
1936737−6.9%
1946753+2.2%
19541,006+33.6%
19621,360+35.2%
19681,690+24.3%
19752,638+56.1%
19825,447+106.5%
19907,265+33.4%
19997,603+4.7%
20088,403+10.5%

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