Velaux
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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Location of Velaux 
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| Coordinates: 43°31′43″N 5°15′23″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 |
| Area 1 | 25.23 km2 (9.74 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 8,689 |
| • Density | 340/km2 (890/sq mi) |
| 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
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1793 | 954 | — |
| 1800 | 1,102 | +15.5% |
| 1806 | 1,054 | −4.4% |
| 1821 | 1,257 | +19.3% |
| 1831 | 1,242 | −1.2% |
| 1836 | 1,176 | −5.3% |
| 1841 | 1,183 | +0.6% |
| 1846 | 1,173 | −0.8% |
| 1851 | 1,024 | −12.7% |
| 1856 | 1,170 | +14.3% |
| 1861 | 1,061 | −9.3% |
| 1866 | 1,120 | +5.6% |
| 1872 | 1,150 | +2.7% |
| 1876 | 1,014 | −11.8% |
| 1881 | 849 | −16.3% |
| 1886 | 772 | −9.1% |
| 1891 | 781 | +1.2% |
| 1896 | 789 | +1.0% |
| 1901 | 789 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 748 | −5.2% |
| 1911 | 689 | −7.9% |
| 1921 | 684 | −0.7% |
| 1926 | 719 | +5.1% |
| 1931 | 792 | +10.2% |
| 1936 | 737 | −6.9% |
| 1946 | 753 | +2.2% |
| 1954 | 1,006 | +33.6% |
| 1962 | 1,360 | +35.2% |
| 1968 | 1,690 | +24.3% |
| 1975 | 2,638 | +56.1% |
| 1982 | 5,447 | +106.5% |
| 1990 | 7,265 | +33.4% |
| 1999 | 7,603 | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 8,403 | +10.5% |
Sights
- Église paroissiale
- Tour-musée de Velaux
- Moulin Segneurial
- Le site archéologique de Roquepertuse
- Ciné-club (CCDV)
Sport
The 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.[2]
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- "US VELAUX : site officiel du club de foot de Velaux". US VELAUX (in French). Retrieved 29 January 2021.
External links
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Velaux. |
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