Vitrolles, Bouches-du-Rhône

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Vitrolles
Commune
Sarrasine tower
Coat of arms
Location of Vitrolles
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Coordinates: 43°27′36″N 5°14′55″E / 43.46°N 5.2486°E / 43.46; 5.2486
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Bouches-du-Rhône
Arrondissement	Istres
Canton	Vitrolles
Intercommunality	Aix-Marseille-Provence
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Loïc Gachon[1]
Area 1	36.58 km2 (14.12 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	35,532
• Density	970/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	13117 /13127
Elevation	0–255 m (0–837 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vitrolles (French pronunciation: [vitʁɔl]; Occitan: Vitròla) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône département in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern France, located about 20.6 km (12.8 mi) from Marseille. It is the largest suburb of the city of Aix-en-Provence and is adjacent to its southwest side.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,045 —     1800 972 −1.03% 1806 1,058 +1.42% 1821 1,209 +0.89% 1831 1,244 +0.29% 1836 1,124 −2.01% 1841 1,128 +0.07% 1846 1,213 +1.46% 1851 1,200 −0.22% 1856 1,176 −0.40% 1861 1,148 −0.48% 1866 1,339 +3.13% 1872 1,256 −1.06% 1876 1,082 −3.66% 1881 1,010 −1.37% 1886 1,007 −0.06% 1891 910 −2.01% 1896 910 +0.00%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 892 −0.40% 1906 875 −0.38% 1911 819 −1.31% 1921 794 −0.31% 1926 812 +0.45% 1931 841 +0.70% 1936 819 −0.53% 1946 1,293 +4.67% 1954 2,523 +8.72% 1962 3,366 +3.67% 1968 5,050 +6.99% 1975 13,413 +14.98% 1982 22,725 +7.82% 1990 35,397 +5.70% 1999 36,784 +0.43% 2007 37,479 +0.23% 2012 34,843 −1.45% 2017 33,310 −0.90%
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Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Vitrolles is twinned with:^[5]

• Mörfelden-Walldorf, Germany

List of mayors of Vitrolles:

• Charlie Jazz Festival
• Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department
• Étang de Berre

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