Saint-Paul-lès-Durance
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Saint-Paul-lès-Durance | |
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Country | France |
Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
Department | Bouches-du-Rhône |
Arrondissement | Aix-en-Provence |
Canton | Peyrolles-en-Provence |
Intercommunality | Pays d'Aix |
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 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 900 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
- ^ 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
- Mapquest
- 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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