| Commune status | Commune |
|---|---|
| Arrondissement | Aix-en-Provence |
| Canton | Berre-l'Étang |
| Insee | 13112 |
| Postal code | 13880 |
| Mayor | Yannick Guérin[1] |
| Term | 2020–2026 |
| Intercommunality | Aix-Marseille-Provence |
| Coordinates | 43.5286°N 5.2564°E |
| Elevation m | 115 |
| Elevation min m | 27 |
| Elevation max m | 270 |
| Area km 2 | 25.23 |
| Demonym | Velauxien (masculine) Velauxienne (feminine) |
Velaux (vəlo; Occitan: Velaurs) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. It is near Coudoux and Ventabren.
Velaux is an old Provençal village set on a hill overlooking the high plains of the inland west side of Aix. It is located in the middle of the Aix-Marseille-Salon region and is surrounded by greenery and vine-covered hills. Velaux is in the countryside while being close to major urban centers in the region.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1793 | 954 | — |
| 1800 | 1,102 | +15.5% |
| 1806 | 1,054 | −4.4% |
| 1821 | 1,257 | +19.3% |
| 1831 | 1,242 | −1.2% |
| 1836 | 1,176 | −5.3% |
| 1841 | 1,183 | +0.6% |
| 1846 | 1,173 | −0.8% |
| 1851 | 1,024 | −12.7% |
| 1856 | 1,170 | +14.3% |
| 1861 | 1,061 | −9.3% |
| 1866 | 1,120 | +5.6% |
| 1872 | 1,150 | +2.7% |
| 1876 | 1,014 | −11.8% |
| 1881 | 849 | −16.3% |
| 1886 | 772 | −9.1% |
| 1891 | 781 | +1.2% |
| 1896 | 789 | +1.0% |
| 1901 | 789 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 748 | −5.2% |
| 1911 | 689 | −7.9% |
| 1921 | 684 | −0.7% |
| 1926 | 719 | +5.1% |
| 1931 | 792 | +10.2% |
| 1936 | 737 | −6.9% |
| 1946 | 753 | +2.2% |
| 1954 | 1,006 | +33.6% |
| 1962 | 1,360 | +35.2% |
| 1968 | 1,690 | +24.3% |
| 1975 | 2,638 | +56.1% |
| 1982 | 5,447 | +106.5% |
| 1990 | 7,265 | +33.4% |
| 1999 | 7,603 | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 8,305 | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 8,664 | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 8,689 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 8,941 | +2.9% |
EHESS[2] and INSEE (1968-2023)[3]
Sights
- Église paroissiale
- Tour-musée de Velaux
- Moulin Segneurial
- Le site archéologique de Roquepertuse
- Ciné-club (CCDV)
Sport
The local football club in Velaux is called US Velaux. It was founded in 1961, and the senior men's team competes in the tenth tier of French football.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^
- ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ^ "US VELAUX : site officiel du club de foot de Velaux" (in French). US VELAUX. Retrieved 29 January 2021.