Châteaurenard
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| region | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | |
| Department | Bouches-du-Rhône | |
| Arrondissement | Arles | |
| Canton | Châteaurenard | |
| Community association | Terre de Provence | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 53 ' N , 4 ° 51' E | |
| height | 15-110 m | |
| surface | 34.95 km 2 | |
| Residents | 15,814 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 452 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 13160 | |
| INSEE code | 13027 | |
| Website | Châteaurenard de Provence | |
 Châteaurenard castle ruins |
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Château Renard is a commune in France with 15,814 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the district Arles in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône in the region of Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur .
geography
The community is ten kilometers south of Avignon . Neighboring communities are Noves , Rognonas , Eyragues and Graveson . Châteaurenard lies between the Alpilles and the Durance .
etymology
During the revolution, the community was called Mont-Renard .
history
Due to its favorable location on the plain between the Alpilles and the Durance, the area has been inhabited since ancient times. The grottoes in the surrounding hills were first settled around 2000 BC. In the 1st century, the Romans subjugated the tribes that had previously settled in the area and built some villas near the Roumieux road . The place was strategically important on the Durance and was the access point to the Tarascon and Arles plains . It was not until the 10th century that a wooden castrum was built. The place was first mentioned as Castro Reynardi in 1010 . In the late Middle Ages, Châteaurenard was the seat of the Reinhard family (French pronunciation is like "Renard", which also means fox). She gave the place its name. The castle, which was destroyed in 1792, originally had one central tower and four other towers, two of which are still standing today. The place that was then called Casteù Reinard grew through the castle .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2017 |
| Residents | 9602 | 10,220 | 11,027 | 11,072 | 11,790 | 13,070 | 14,817 | 15,814 |
Culture and sights
- Church Saint-Denis
- Castle from the 12th to 15th centuries
- Agricultural Tools Museum
Town twinning
In addition to a town twinning with the Italian Villanova d'Asti , the place also has a partnership with Altenholz in Schleswig-Holstein .
Personalities
Born in Châteaurenard
- Frédéric Mascle (born January 1, 1853, † February 24, 1917 in Marseille ), politician and civil servant
- Jacques Lalande (* 1921), representational painter
- Marcel Jullian (born January 31, 1922, † June 28, 2004 in Paris ), author, publicist, director and television producer
- Léon Vachet (born December 29, 1932, † November 11, 2010), long-time member of the National Assembly
- Frédéric Martel (born October 28, 1967), author and journalist
- Cédric Liabeuf (born August 5, 1979), football player
Associated with Châteaurenard
- André Fanton (born December 7, 1928 in Marseille, † September 28, 2013 in Montpellier), French landscape painter, co-founder of the art association "Les Amis des Arts", settled in 1951 in Châteaurenard.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ The community on CommunesGenWeb
- ↑ History of Châteaurenard ( Memento of the original dated August 14, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
