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'''Saint-Paul-lès-Durance''' (also spelled '''Saint-Paul-lez-Durance''') is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Bouches-du-Rhône]] [[Departments of France|department]] in [[Provence]], southern [[France]]. |
'''Saint-Paul-lès-Durance''' ({{IPA-fr|sɛ̃ pɔl lɛ dyʁɑ̃s}}, also spelled '''Saint-Paul-lez-Durance'''; {{lang-oc|Sant Pau de Durença}}) is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Bouches-du-Rhône]] [[Departments of France|department]] in [[Provence]], southern [[France]]. |
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The [[Cadarache]] research center for [[Nuclear physics|nuclear energy]] is located in Saint-Paul-lès-Durance and next to it the international [[nuclear fusion]] research and engineering [[megaproject]] [[ITER]] the [[List of most expensive buildings|most expensive building]] ever built and the largest scientific research collaboration in history. |
The [[Cadarache]] research center for [[Nuclear physics|nuclear energy]] is located in Saint-Paul-lès-Durance and next to it the international [[nuclear fusion]] research and engineering [[megaproject]] [[ITER]] the [[List of most expensive buildings|most expensive building]] ever built and the largest scientific research collaboration in history. |
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Saint-Paul-lès-Durance | |
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Coordinates: 43°41′16″N 5°42′30″E / 43.6878°N 5.7083°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
Department | Bouches-du-Rhône |
Arrondissement | Aix-en-Provence |
Canton | Trets |
Intercommunality | Aix-Marseille-Provence |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Roger Pizot |
Area 1 | 45.81 km2 (17.69 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | 887 |
• Density | 19/km2 (50/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 13099 /13115 |
Elevation | 230–519 m (755–1,703 ft) (avg. 254 m or 833 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Saint-Paul-lès-Durance (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pɔl lɛ dyʁɑ̃s], also spelled Saint-Paul-lez-Durance; Occitan: Sant Pau de Durença) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in Provence, southern France.
The Cadarache research center for nuclear energy is located in Saint-Paul-lès-Durance and next to it the international nuclear fusion research and engineering megaproject ITER the most expensive building ever built and the largest scientific research collaboration in history.
The town was established in the 10th century[2] and has around 1,000 inhabitants, a school, a church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Aix, a 15th-century château, and a little shopping center.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1793 | 525 | — |
1800 | 488 | −7.0% |
1806 | 470 | −3.7% |
1821 | 430 | −8.5% |
1831 | 512 | +19.1% |
1836 | 584 | +14.1% |
1841 | 565 | −3.3% |
1846 | 540 | −4.4% |
1851 | 527 | −2.4% |
1856 | 542 | +2.8% |
1861 | 540 | −0.4% |
1866 | 467 | −13.5% |
1872 | 453 | −3.0% |
1876 | 419 | −7.5% |
1881 | 382 | −8.8% |
1886 | 394 | +3.1% |
1891 | 339 | −14.0% |
1896 | 342 | +0.9% |
1901 | 295 | −13.7% |
1906 | 273 | −7.5% |
1911 | 266 | −2.6% |
1921 | 231 | −13.2% |
1926 | 244 | +5.6% |
1931 | 226 | −7.4% |
1936 | 274 | +21.2% |
1946 | 288 | +5.1% |
1954 | 260 | −9.7% |
1962 | 866 | +233.1% |
1968 | 503 | −41.9% |
1975 | 463 | −8.0% |
1982 | 461 | −0.4% |
1990 | 643 | +39.5% |
1999 | 789 | +22.7% |
2008 | 973 | +23.3% |
See also
References
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Daniel Mouton, "Les fortifications de terre de la Provence médiévale : l’exemple du bassin de la Durance moyenne", Bastides, bories, hameaux. L’habitat dispersé en Provence, Actes des 2e journées d’histoire régionale de Mouans-Sartoux, 15 et 16 mars 1985, Mouans-Sartoux, Centre régional de documentation occitane, 1986, p. 118
External links
- Town council website (in French)
- Saint-Paul-lès-Durance on the Quid Web site (in French)
- Nearest communes of Saint-Paul-lès-Durance
- Picture of the belltower of the church of Saint-Paul-lès-Durance
- Tax information about Saint-Paul-lès-Durance
- Financial information about the commune of Saint-Paul-lès-Durance
- Weather in Saint-Paul-lès-Durance
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