Grans
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| region | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | |
| Department | Bouches-du-Rhône | |
| Arrondissement | Istres | |
| Canton | Salon-de-Provence-2 | |
| Community association | Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 37 ' N , 5 ° 4' E | |
| height | 38-110 m | |
| surface | 27.6 km 2 | |
| Residents | 5,118 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 185 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 13450 | |
| INSEE code | 13044 | |
| Website | www.grans.fr | |
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Grans is a French municipality with 5118 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône of the region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur .
geography
The municipality is located five kilometers southwest of Salon-de-Provence . Other neighboring towns are Lançon-Provence , Miramas and Cornillon-Confoux . The place is on the Touloubre .
Attractions
- 17th century portal of the Sainte Anne chapel and its bell tower (1664)
- Church from 1772
- Houses of the revolutionary architecture
Personalities
- Germaine Richier , sculptor and graphic artist (* 1902 in Grans, † 1959)
Demographics
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2016 |
| Residents | 2216 | 2446 | 2801 | 3095 | 3436 | 3716 | 4153 | 4911 |
age structure
24 percent of the population are 19 years old or younger. Seven percent of the population are 75 years old or older. This means that the average age is slightly below the French average.
Web links
Commons : Grans - collection of images, videos and audio files
