Vauvenargues, Bouches-du-Rhône

Vauvenargues (French pronunciation: [vovnaʁg]; Provençal: Vauvenarga) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. It is close to Aix-en-Provence and the Montagne Sainte-Victoire.

Vauvenargues
Vauvenargues castle
Coat of arms
Location of Vauvenargues
Vauvenargues
Vauvenargues
Coordinates: 43°33′20″N 5°36′13″E
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentBouches-du-Rhône
ArrondissementAix-en-Provence
CantonTrets
IntercommunalityAix-Marseille-Provence
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Philippe Charrin (PR)
Area
1
54.31 km2 (20.97 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,013
  Density19/km2 (48/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
13111 /13126
Elevation346–1,016 m (1,135–3,333 ft)
(avg. 458 m or 1,503 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.±%
1793515    
1800448−13.0%
1806502+12.1%
1821525+4.6%
1831512−2.5%
1836574+12.1%
1841546−4.9%
1846518−5.1%
1851514−0.8%
1856426−17.1%
1861429+0.7%
1866425−0.9%
1872415−2.4%
1876386−7.0%
1881351−9.1%
1886326−7.1%
1891275−15.6%
1896252−8.4%
1901230−8.7%
1906223−3.0%
1911186−16.6%
1921204+9.7%
1926185−9.3%
1931164−11.4%
1936142−13.4%
1946161+13.4%
1954139−13.7%
1962177+27.3%
1968271+53.1%
1975412+52.0%
1982585+42.0%
1990674+15.2%
1999729+8.2%
2008921+26.3%

Chateau of Vauvenargues

The chateau in Vauvenargues stands on the site of a Roman fort which eventually was incorporated in a medieval fortress controlled by the Counts of Provence and later the Archbishops of Aix. For 250 years until the French revolution it was the seat of the de Clapiers family, who rebuilt the chateau in its present form and on whom Louis XV bestowed the title Marquis of Vauvernagues. For 150 years after that it was occupied by the d'Isoard family. In the mid-twentieth century its connection with French nobility lapsed. It was eventually bought in 1958 by Pablo Picasso, who was resident until 1962. Picasso and his wife Jacqueline are buried in the forecourt of the chateau, which is still the private property of the Picasso family.

See also

References

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


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