Vitrolles (Bouches-du-Rhône)

Vitrolles
region	Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
Department	Bouches-du-Rhône
Arrondissement	Istres
Canton	Vitrolles
Community association	Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence
Coordinates	43 ° 28 ′  N , 5 ° 15 ′  E Coordinates: 43 ° 28 ′  N , 5 ° 15 ′  E
height	0-255 m
surface	36.58 km 2
Residents	33,310 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	911 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	13127
INSEE code	13117
Website	www.vitrolles13.fr
View over Vitrolles

Vitrolles is a municipality with 33,310 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the south of France . It belongs to the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region and is close to Marseille and the Mediterranean Sea .

history

From the 4th to the 2nd century BC there was an oppidum of the Salluvians in what is now Le Castellas . The Romans occupied the region until the 5th century AD. In the period that followed, the area was repeatedly ravaged by invasions from various tribes. Its inhabitants sought refuge in the village of Le Rocher , of which only a few ruins remain today. Until 1110, Vitrolles belonged in part to the Count of Arles and the Abbey of Saint-Victor in Marseille. From 1110 Vitrolles belonged to the lords of Les-Baux . In 1379 Vitrolles was confiscated by Johanna I , Countess of Provence, and shortly thereafter sold to Baron Fouquet d'Agoult . After the fief came back into the possession of the counts, René I sold it in 1461 to Jean de La Salle . In 1531 it passed to Jean Maynier , the first President of the Aix Parliament . From 1647 until the French Revolution , Vitrolles belonged to the Marquis of Marignane .

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008	2014
Residents	3366	5050	13,413	22,725	35,397	36,739	36,610	34,236

Only in the post-war period did the place grow into a larger city. In 1931 Vitrolles had only 840 inhabitants.

economy

In Vitrolles there is a large industrial area with many shops, e.g. B. an IKEA and the largest Carrefour in France. Marseille Airport borders in the southwest of the city .

politics

In France, the city became known as the first city with a Mayoress of the Front National , Catherine Mégret from 1997 to 2002. At the end of the legislative period, however, the social democratic Parti socialist was able to regain power.

Vitrolles has been Mörfelden-Walldorf's twin town since 1984 .

Web links

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

• City website (French)

Individual evidence

1. ^ History of Vitrolles ( Memento of the original from November 17, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.