Venelles

Venelles
region	Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
Department	Bouches-du-Rhône
Arrondissement	Aix-en-Provence
Canton	Pedal
Community association	Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence
Coordinates	43 ° 36 '  N , 5 ° 29'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 36 '  N , 5 ° 29'  E
height	254-442 m
surface	20.54 km 2
Residents	8,383 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	408 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	13770
INSEE code	13113
Website	www.venelles.fr
Tower of the Saint-Hippolyte church

Venelles is a French municipality with 8383 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône in the region of Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur .

geography

Venelles is seven kilometers north of Aix-en-Provence . Other neighboring towns are Meyrargues , Peyrolles-en-Provence and Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade .

history

The area previously settled by the Salluvians became Roman in 15 BC. The Lombards besieged and destroyed the village in 574. In the Middle Ages there were two churches: one was influenced by the bishops of Aix-en-Provence, who ruled the village, and the other belonged to the Abbey of Saint-Victor in Marseille . In the Middle Ages, timber transports from Haute-Provence played an important role in the economy. Settlement of the slopes began in the middle of the 15th century. Agriculture was successful there in the 16th century, the main products being wheat, wine, olives and almonds. In 1540 there were only seven houses in the community, in 1728 there were thirty and in 1765 there were 124 houses. In 1820 there were 211 houses with 833 inhabitants. Since the road from Aix-en-Provence did not go directly through the village, two hamlets were created on the road, les Logis and les Logissons . The election of a new mayor in 1865 brought about many innovations: the water supply worked, a police station was set up and the town received a train station on the route to Marseille. The first public school was opened in 1882. The church and several houses were destroyed in a severe earthquake on June 11, 1909 . After the earthquake, the important buildings were gradually moved from Hoch-Venelles to Nieder-Venelles. In 1970 the municipal administration decided to move to the main street in the lower part of the village.

Attractions

• Castle with Chabaud cellar
• Romanesque church of Saint-Hippolyte
• Windmill (privately owned)
• Historic town center

Town twinning

Since 2009 there has been a town partnership with the Italian municipality of Valfabbrica .

Demographics

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008	2016
Residents	623	1553	2672	5225	7046	7535	8100	8354

age structure

25% of the population are 19 years old or younger. 5% of the population are 75 years of age or older.

Web links

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

• The municipality on the Provence website
• Population development from 1793

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from March 7, 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. 
2. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from April 30, 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. 
3. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from September 10, 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.