Roquefort-la-Bédoule

Roquefort-la-Bédoule (French pronunciation: ​[ʁɔkfɔʁ la bedul]; Occitan: Ròcafòrt e la Bedola) is a commune in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern France. Its inhabitants are called Bédoulens.

Roquefort-la-Bédoule
Commune
St. Roseline
Coat of arms
Location of Roquefort-la-Bédoule
Roquefort-la-Bédoule
Roquefort-la-Bédoule
Coordinates: 43°14′54″N 5°35′29″E
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentBouches-du-Rhône
ArrondissementMarseille
CantonLa Ciotat
IntercommunalityAix-Marseille-Provence
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Marc Del Grazia
Area
1
31.15 km2 (12.03 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
5,688
 • Density180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
13085 /13830
Dialling codes0491
Elevation158–567 m (518–1,860 ft)
(avg. 276 m or 906 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

It is situated north of Cassis, Ceyreste and La Cadière-d'Azur, but south of Aubagne, Gémenos and Cuges-les-Pins and east of Carnoux-en-Provence and west of Castellet.

History

It was founded during the 7th century.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793430—    
1800359−16.5%
1806419+16.7%
1821448+6.9%
1831395−11.8%
1836394−0.3%
1841400+1.5%
1846429+7.3%
1851459+7.0%
1856492+7.2%
1861535+8.7%
1866546+2.1%
1872600+9.9%
1876648+8.0%
1881787+21.5%
1886888+12.8%
18911,075+21.1%
YearPop.±%
18961,333+24.0%
19011,904+42.8%
19062,167+13.8%
19112,002−7.6%
19211,814−9.4%
19261,859+2.5%
19311,848−0.6%
19361,515−18.0%
19461,120−26.1%
19541,231+9.9%
19621,635+32.8%
19681,770+8.3%
19752,384+34.7%
19823,355+40.7%
19904,162+24.1%
19994,733+13.7%
20085,038+6.4%

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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