Aureille

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Aureille
Aureille coat of arms
Aureille (France)
Aureille
region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
Department Bouches-du-Rhône
Arrondissement Arles
Canton Salon-de-Provence-1
Community association Vallée des Baux-Alpilles
Coordinates 43 ° 42 '  N , 4 ° 57'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 42 '  N , 4 ° 57'  E
height 55-410 m
surface 21.74 km 2
Residents 1,522 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 70 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 13930
INSEE code
Website www.aureille.fr

View from the castle

Aureille is a municipality with 1522 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the south of France in the Bouches-du-Rhône (13) department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region . The name of the place is derived from the location Aureilles on the Roman road Via Aurelia .

geography

The place is between Mouriès in the west and Eyguières in the east on the Alpilles mountain range . The municipality is part of the Alpilles Regional Nature Park .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2007 2017
Residents 465 518 573 835 1220 1357 1463 1522
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

coat of arms

Description of the coat of arms : Split in red and gold, in front a bricked golden tin tower with closed golden gate and behind a red, upright, seated lion .

Web links

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