Saint-Cannat
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| region | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | |
| Department | Bouches-du-Rhône | |
| Arrondissement | Aix-en-Provence | |
| Canton | Pélissanne | |
| Community association | Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 37 ' N , 5 ° 18' E | |
| height | 159-391 m | |
| surface | 36.54 km 2 | |
| Residents | 5,634 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 154 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 13760 | |
| INSEE code | 13091 | |
| Website | www.saint-cannat.fr | |
 Town Hall ( Hôtel de ville ) |
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Saint-Cannat is a French municipality with 5634 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Aix-en-Provence and the canton of Pélissanne . The municipality is located between Aix-en-Provence et Salon-de-Provence in the valley of the Touloubre river and on Route nationale 7.
history
The place is named after Canus Natus, a 5th century bishop of Marseille . In the 12th century, Archbishop Pierre mentioned Castrum Santi - Cannati in one of his documents . A century later, the residents rose against the Archbishop and the Baron of Les Baux. Around the same time, the Knights Templar settled here.
On June 11, 1909, Saint-Cannat was devastated by a severe earthquake , and in 1984 and 1994 it was affected by floods.
Population development
- 1962: 1254
- 1968: 1675
- 1975: 1862
- 1982: 2384
- 1990: 3918
- 1999: 4634
- 2008: 5347
- 2017: 5634
Personalities
- Pierre André de Suffren (1726–1788), admiral
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Site officiel ( Memento of the original of May 18, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
