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Velaux (French pronunciation: [vəlo]; Occitan: Velaurs) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. It is near Coudoux and Ventabren.
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 A view of the old village of Velaux | |
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| Coordinates: 43°31′43″N 5°15′23″E / 43.5286°N 5.2564°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Bouches-du-Rhône |
| Arrondissement | Aix-en-Provence |
| Canton | Berre-l'Étang |
| Intercommunality | Aix-Marseille-Provence |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Yannick Guérin[1] |
| Area 1 | 25.23 km2 (9.74 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 8,713 |
| • Density | 350/km2 (890/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Velauxien (masculine) Velauxienne (feminine) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| 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. | |
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
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Sights
edit- Église paroissiale
- Tour-musée de Velaux
- Moulin Segneurial
- Le site archéologique de Roquepertuse
- Ciné-club (CCDV)
Sport
editThe local football club in Velaux is called US Velaux. It was founded in 1961, and the senior men's team competes in the tenth tier of French football.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Velaux, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "US VELAUX : site officiel du club de foot de Velaux". US VELAUX (in French). Retrieved 29 January 2021.
External links
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