La Fare-les-Oliviers
La Fara deis Oliviers (Occitan)
Commune
Sainte-Rosalie chapel
Sainte-Rosalie chapel
Coat of arms of La Fare-les-Oliviers
Coat of arms
Location of La Fare-les-Oliviers
La Fare-les-Oliviers is located in France
La Fare-les-Oliviers
La Fare-les-Oliviers
La Fare-les-Oliviers is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
La Fare-les-Oliviers
La Fare-les-Oliviers
Coordinates: 43°33′09″N 5°11′42″E / 43.5525°N 5.195°E / 43.5525; 5.195
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentBouches-du-Rhône
ArrondissementAix-en-Provence
CantonBerre-l'Étang
IntercommunalityAix-Marseille-Provence
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Olivier Guirou[1]
Area
1
13.98 km2 (5.40 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
8,867
 • Density630/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
13037 /13580
Elevation27–223 m (89–732 ft)
(avg. 53 m or 174 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Fare-les-Oliviers (French pronunciation: [la faʁ le.z‿ɔlivje]; Occitan: La Fara deis Oliviers) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southern France. Located in the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis, it had a population of 8,666 in 2018.

History

A locally-renowned castle, Castellas, was built in the 10th century. In the 18th century, a pavilion was built in the centre of the village.

Geography

La Fare-les-Oliviers is situated 20.6 km (12.8 mi) to the west-northwest of Aix-en-Provence and 12.5 km (7.7 mi) to the southeast of Salon-de-Provence.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 980—    
1800 1,069+1.25%
1806 1,129+0.91%
1821 1,208+0.45%
1831 909−2.80%
1836 1,293+7.30%
1841 1,260−0.52%
1846 1,316+0.87%
1851 1,308−0.12%
1856 1,329+0.32%
1861 1,380+0.76%
1866 1,372−0.12%
1872 1,272−1.25%
1876 1,176−1.94%
1881 1,129−0.81%
1886 1,193+1.11%
1891 1,080−1.97%
1896 1,084+0.07%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 1,066−0.33%
1906 1,022−0.84%
1911 954−1.37%
1921 887−0.73%
1926 951+1.40%
1931 1,149+3.86%
1936 1,160+0.19%
1946 1,329+1.37%
1954 1,680+2.97%
1962 2,370+4.40%
1968 2,747+2.49%
1975 3,526+3.63%
1982 5,043+5.24%
1990 6,095+2.40%
1999 6,334+0.43%
2007 6,501+0.33%
2012 7,618+3.22%
2017 8,476+2.16%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet La Fare-les-Oliviers, EHESS (in French).
  4. ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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