Châteaurenard

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Châteaurenard
Châteaurenard coat of arms
Châteaurenard (France)
Châteaurenard
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 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
Website Châteaurenard de Provence

Châteaurenard castle ruins

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

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

Commons : Châteaurenard  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. The community on CommunesGenWeb
  2. 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / ot.chateaurenard.com