Eygalières

Eygalières
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 ° 46 ′  N , 4 ° 57 ′  E Coordinates: 43 ° 46 ′  N , 4 ° 57 ′  E
height	12-300 m
surface	33.97 km 2
Residents	1,839 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	54 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	13810
INSEE code	13034
Website	www.mairie-eygalieres.fr
Chapel of Sainte Sixte near Eygalières

Eygalières is a French commune with 1,839 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône in the region of Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur .

geography

Eygalières is ten kilometers southeast of Saint-Rémy-de-Provence on the Alpilles mountain range . The municipality is part of the Alpilles Regional Nature Park .

The neighboring municipalities of Eygalières are Mollégès in the north, Plan-d'Orgon in the northeast, Orgon in the east, Eyguières in the southeast, Aureille in the south, Mouriès (point of contact) in the southwest and Saint-Rémy-de-Provence in the west.

history

Discoveries in caves on the northern slopes of the Alpilles testify to human presence during the Bronze Age. There are many finds from the Gallo-Roman period, such as villas that were scattered over the entire municipality. Hamlets ( mas ) such as La Tabayonne or Le Fray emerged from some of these villas . In the Middle Ages, between the 7th and 15th centuries, the farmers, who lived mainly from sheep breeding, withdrew to the best defensive area. Until the 12th century, the community was dominated by small local rulers. In the 13th and 14th centuries the abbesses of Mollégès ruled the area, in the 17th and 18th centuries the Lorraine dynasty Guise . However, the village was autonomous in many ways and had its own laws. It was able to regain this old freedom as early as 1660, long before the revolution. From 1840 Eygalières was supplied with water from the Durance through a canal . In 1884 the connection to the railroad followed. Agriculture was switched from production for personal use to export within France. The old town center was gradually abandoned by most of the residents. Agriculture was modernized between 1950 and 1970. Many foreigners have recently settled in Eygalières.

Attractions

• old town center
• St-Sixte Chapel from the 12th century

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008	2017
Residents	1251	1233	1284	1427	1594	1851	1830	1839

Web links

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

• Population statistics from 1793

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The community on Provenceweb.fr
2. ↑ History of the place ( Memento of the original from September 20, 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.