La Roque-d'Anthéron

La Roque-d'Anthéron
La Ròca d'Antarron (Occitan)
Silvacane Abbey in La Roque-d'Anthéron
Silvacane Abbey in La Roque-d'Anthéron
Coat of arms of La Roque-d'Anthéron
Location of La Roque-d'Anthéron
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La Roque-d'Anthéron is located in France
La Roque-d'Anthéron
La Roque-d'Anthéron
La Roque-d'Anthéron is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
La Roque-d'Anthéron
La Roque-d'Anthéron
Coordinates: 43°42′56″N 5°18′41″E / 43.7156°N 5.3114°E / 43.7156; 5.3114
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentBouches-du-Rhône
ArrondissementAix-en-Provence
CantonPélissanne
IntercommunalityAix-Marseille-Provence
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Pierre Serrus[1] (LREM)
Area
1
25.49 km2 (9.84 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
5,377
 • Density210/km2 (550/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
13084 /13640
Elevation128–484 m (420–1,588 ft)
(avg. 175 m or 574 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Roque-d'Anthéron (French pronunciation: [la ʁɔk dɑ̃teʁɔ̃]; Provençal: La Ròca d'Antarron) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southern France. Part of the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis, it is located on the departmental border with Vaucluse. In 2018, La Roque-d'Anthéron had a population of 5,441. Silvacane Abbey, a former Cistercian monastery founded in 1144 by monks from Morimond Abbey, is located in La Roque-d'Anthéron, east of the town centre.

History

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Cited in 1037 under the name of Roca, the village then had a varying etymology being named La Rocca d'An Tarron (in 1200), Roccha Tarroni (in 1274) and then Rocca d'en Tarron.

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,228—    
1800 1,319+1.03%
1806 1,278−0.52%
1821 1,381+0.52%
1831 1,506+0.87%
1836 1,417−1.21%
1841 1,498+1.12%
1846 1,544+0.61%
1851 1,474−0.92%
1856 1,495+0.28%
1861 1,584+1.16%
1866 1,543−0.52%
1872 1,494−0.54%
1876 1,603+1.78%
1881 1,517−1.10%
1886 1,503−0.19%
1891 1,428−1.02%
1896 1,522+1.28%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 1,452−0.94%
1906 1,555+1.38%
1911 1,517−0.49%
1921 1,308−1.47%
1926 1,277−0.48%
1931 1,188−1.43%
1936 1,159−0.49%
1946 1,121−0.33%
1954 1,075−0.52%
1962 1,415+3.49%
1968 2,282+8.29%
1975 2,876+3.36%
1982 3,692+3.63%
1990 3,923+0.76%
1999 4,446+1.40%
2007 5,013+1.51%
2012 5,390+1.46%
2017 5,455+0.24%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet La Roque-d'Anthéron, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE