La Fare-les-Oliviers

La Fare-les-Oliviers

Sainte-Rosalie chapel

Coat of arms
La Fare-les-Oliviers

Coordinates: 43°33′09″N 5°11′42″E / 43.5525°N 5.195°E / 43.5525; 5.195Coordinates: 43°33′09″N 5°11′42″E / 43.5525°N 5.195°E / 43.5525; 5.195
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) Olivier Guirou
Area1 13.98 km2 (5.40 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 6,526
  Density 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 13037 / 13580
Elevation 27–223 m (89–732 ft)
(avg. 53 m or 174 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.

La Fare-les-Oliviers is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.

Location

It is close to Aix-en-Provence and Salon-de-Provence.

History

A castle, Castellas, was built in the 10th century.

In the 18th century, a pavilion was built in the centre of the village.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793980    
18001,069+9.1%
18061,129+5.6%
18211,208+7.0%
1831909−24.8%
18361,293+42.2%
18411,260−2.6%
18461,316+4.4%
18511,308−0.6%
18561,329+1.6%
18611,380+3.8%
18661,372−0.6%
18721,272−7.3%
18761,176−7.5%
18811,129−4.0%
18861,193+5.7%
18911,080−9.5%
18961,084+0.4%
19011,066−1.7%
19061,022−4.1%
1911954−6.7%
1921887−7.0%
1926951+7.2%
19311,149+20.8%
19361,160+1.0%
19461,329+14.6%
19541,680+26.4%
19622,370+41.1%
19682,747+15.9%
19753,526+28.4%
19825,043+43.0%
19906,095+20.9%
19996,334+3.9%
20086,526+3.0%

See also

References

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