Berre-l'Étang
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| region | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | |
| Department | Bouches-du-Rhône | |
| Arrondissement | Istres | |
| Canton | Berre-l'Étang | |
| Community association | Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 29 ′ N , 5 ° 10 ′ E | |
| height | 0-146 m | |
| surface | 43.64 km 2 | |
| Residents | 13,472 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 309 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 13130 | |
| INSEE code | 13014 | |
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Berre-l'Étang ( Occitan: Berra de l'Estanh or Berro de l'Estang ) is a French municipality with 13,472 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône in the region of Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Istres and the canton of Berre-l'Étang .
geography
Berre-l'Étang is located on the Étang de Berre , 30 kilometers from Marseille and Aix-en-Provence . Here the river Arc flows into the Étang de Berre in several river branches.
The city is the site of an oil refinery .
history
A settlement called Berra was first mentioned in the 11th century . A feudal lordship or seigneurie of the lords of Les Baux was the place in the 12th and 13th centuries, in 1291 the place received market rights. Berre came under the rule of Baron Charles of Maine in the 15th century. In the Huguenot Wars from March 1589 to August 1591, it was besieged by the Duke of Savoy, Charles Emanuel I. In the 17th century it came into the possession of the Duke of Beaufort and from 1715 belonged to Claude-Louis-Hector de Villars, the Duke of Villars appointed by Louis XIV . From 1770 until the French Revolution it was under the rule of the House of Galliffet (Maison de Galliffet). During the German occupation in World War II, sea rescue units of the German Wehrmacht were stationed in Berre-l'Étang , including Sea Emergency Squadron 3 from January 1943 to August 1944 .
Population development
- 1962: 10,327
- 1968: 15,588
- 1975: 12.069
- 1982: 12,562
- 1990: 12,672
- 1999: 13,415
- 2008: 13,881
- 2017: 13,472
Attractions
- Remains from Roman times
- Tour Carrée , rest of the city walls
- Maison des Lions , former manor house
- Church of Saint-Césaire , Romanesque - Gothic parish church since 1041: This parish church was built from 470 to 542 under the name of Saint-Césaire, the name of the Archbishop of Arles, Caesarius of Arles (502–542). Although the date of construction is not certain, there is evidence that it was built at the same time as the construction of the castle, the existence of which is proven for the year 1057. At the time of its construction, the church consisted only of an apse in the north, a choir and a nave. The outer walls had eight buttresses. There were no side altars inside. There is no doubt that the architect, the Bishop of Arles, had an attic built over the choir . The church had neither a steeple nor a steeple. It was not until the beginning of the 14th century that a steeple was erected above the choir. This was added in 1480. During the 16th century a side aisle with pointed arches was added to the nave in the west and the church was extended to the south due to the increase in population.
- Chapel Notre-Dame-de-Caderot : It was probably built in the 3rd century on the ruins of a pagan temple. The church was destroyed in the Huguenot Wars at the end of the 16th century and rebuilt in the 17th century. The chapel was a place of pilgrimage until the middle of the 19th century. It is 32 meters long and houses a magnificent, multi-colored, wooden altarpiece from the 16th century with a Carrara marble statue of the Mother of God. There are also carved choir stalls, an altar and a tabernacle.
Personalities
- Alex Métayer , French comedian
- Albert Emon , French football coach
- David Vuillemin , French motocross rider
Web links
- Tourism page (French)