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Revision as of 18:23, 2 July 2017
Saint-Paul-lès-Durance | |
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 The town hall | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Saint-Paul-lès-Durance  | |
  Saint-Paul-lès-Durance  Saint-Paul-lès-Durance | |
| 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 (2008) | 973 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (55/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 (also spelled Saint-Paul-lez-Durance) 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 town was established in the 10th century[1] 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. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- ^ 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 Template:Fr icon
- Saint-Paul-lès-Durance on the Quid Web site Template:Fr icon
- Nearest communes of Saint-Paul-lès-Durance
- Saint-Paul-lès-Durance on a map of France
- 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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