Allauch
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| region | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | |
| Department | Bouches-du-Rhône | |
| Arrondissement | Marseille | |
| Canton | Allauch | |
| Community association | Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 20 ' N , 5 ° 29' E | |
| height | 116-721 m | |
| surface | 50.24 km 2 | |
| Residents | 21,187 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 422 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 13190 | |
| INSEE code | 13002 | |
| Website | www.allauch.com | |
 Saint-Sébastien church |
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Allauch is a French municipality with 21,187 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône in the region of Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur .
geography
Allauch is located between Marseille, twelve kilometers away, and Aubagne, thirteen kilometers away . The municipality consists of the following districts:
- Allauch-village (2006: 2594 inhabitants)
- Le Logis-Neuf (7224 inhabitants)
- La Pounche (3360 inhabitants)
- Fontvielle
- Pié d'Autry
Neighboring municipalities of Allauch are Mimet , Saint-Savournin (point of contact) and Cadolive in the north, Peypin in the northeast, Roquevaire in the east, Aubagne in the southeast, Marseille in the south and southwest and Plan-de-Cuques in the west.
history
In the 10th century the place was besieged by the Moors . The villagers were starving. But they pretended to the besiegers that they were okay, and they withdrew. Only a few ruins remain of the town's castle today; the Notre-Dame du Château chapel from 1148 still exists.
Before the French Revolution , three-quarters of Allauch's land was owned by the peasants, twenty percent by the nobility and bourgeoisie, but only three percent by the clergy.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2016 |
| Residents | 8528 | 10,013 | 11,149 | 13,519 | 16.092 | 18,913 | 19,057 | 21,228 |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
coat of arms
Description of the coat of arms : In blue, a white open flight is placed at an angle to the upper corner, underneath a white fallen half moon and three (2: 1) five-pointed stars .
Attractions
- Medieval castle chapel Notre-Dame-du-Château
- Saint-Sébastien church from the 16th century
Town twinning
- Vaterstetten , Bavaria , since 1982
- Vico Equense , Italy , since 2004
- Armavir , Armenia , since 2005
Personalities
- Thyde Monnier (1887–1967), French writer and feminist
- Marcel Pagnol (1895–1974), French writer, dramaturge and director
