Velaux
Commune
A view of the old village of Velaux
A view of the old village of Velaux
Coat of arms of Velaux
Coat of arms
Location of Velaux
Velaux is located in France
Velaux
Velaux
Velaux is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Velaux
Velaux
Coordinates: 43°31′43″N 5°15′23″E / 43.5286°N 5.2564°E / 43.5286; 5.2564
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentBouches-du-Rhône
ArrondissementAix-en-Provence
CantonBerre-l'Étang
IntercommunalityAix-Marseille-Provence
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Yannick Guérin[1]
Area
1
25.23 km2 (9.74 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
8,713
 • Density350/km2 (890/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Velauxien (masculine)
Velauxienne (feminine)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
13112 /13880
Elevation27–270 m (89–886 ft)
(avg. 115 m or 377 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Velaux (French pronunciation: [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 surrounded by greenery and hills of vines. Velaux is in the countryside while being close to major urban centers in the region.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 954—    
1800 1,102+2.08%
1806 1,054−0.74%
1821 1,257+1.18%
1831 1,242−0.12%
1836 1,176−1.09%
1841 1,183+0.12%
1846 1,173−0.17%
1851 1,024−2.68%
1856 1,170+2.70%
1861 1,061−1.94%
1866 1,120+1.09%
1872 1,150+0.44%
1876 1,014−3.10%
1881 849−3.49%
1886 772−1.88%
1891 781+0.23%
1896 789+0.20%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 789+0.00%
1906 748−1.06%
1911 689−1.63%
1921 684−0.07%
1926 719+1.00%
1931 792+1.95%
1936 737−1.43%
1946 753+0.22%
1954 1,006+3.69%
1962 1,360+3.84%
1968 1,690+3.69%
1975 2,638+6.57%
1982 5,447+10.91%
1990 7,265+3.67%
1999 7,603+0.51%
2007 8,305+1.11%
2012 8,664+0.85%
2017 8,689+0.06%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

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.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  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 Velaux, EHESS (in French).
  4. ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ↑ "US VELAUX : site officiel du club de foot de Velaux". US VELAUX (in French). Retrieved 29 January 2021.
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