Bouc-Bel-Air

Bouc-Bel-Air (French pronunciation: ​[buk bɛl‿ɛʁ]; Occitan: Boc) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. It is situated between Marseille, Gardanne and Aix-en-Provence. The old village is located at the summit of a small hill (a bouc in the regional language provençal).

Bouc-Bel-Air
Commune
The church of Saint-André
Coat of arms
Location of Bouc-Bel-Air
Bouc-Bel-Air
Bouc-Bel-Air
Coordinates: 43°27′19″N 5°24′54″E
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentBouches-du-Rhône
ArrondissementAix-en-Provence
CantonVitrolles
IntercommunalityAix-Marseille-Provence
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Richard Mallie[1]
Area
1
21.75 km2 (8.40 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[2]
14,654
 • Density670/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
13015 /13320
Elevation153–330 m (502–1,083 ft)
(avg. 259 m or 850 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
17931,506—    
18001,413−6.2%
18061,268−10.3%
18211,344+6.0%
18311,407+4.7%
18361,327−5.7%
18411,320−0.5%
18461,299−1.6%
18511,321+1.7%
18561,321+0.0%
18611,275−3.5%
18661,168−8.4%
18721,159−0.8%
18761,062−8.4%
1881938−11.7%
1886933−0.5%
1891908−2.7%
YearPop.±%
1896895−1.4%
1901798−10.8%
1906825+3.4%
1911813−1.5%
1921794−2.3%
1926743−6.4%
1931842+13.3%
1936867+3.0%
19461,159+33.7%
19541,606+38.6%
19622,158+34.4%
19683,210+48.7%
19754,533+41.2%
19828,714+92.2%
199011,512+32.1%
199912,297+6.8%
200813,437+9.3%

Sights

Bouc-Bel-Air is typically in Provençal style, founded around a rock which formed the foundation of an old castle of the 7th century. It has a particularly nice view on several mountains among which the locally well known Sainte-Victoire.

History

Inhabited since very ancient times, its sites witness of Roman-Gallic settlings. Some of these sites date to the 7th century BC. Invasions of the Barbarians took place in the 7th century AD, the probable foundation date of the village. Birthplace (1797) of Adolphe Thiers, 2nd President of France (31 August 1871 – 24 May 1873)

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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