Venelles
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Venelles | |
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.JPG) The bell tower of the church of Venelles | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Venelles | |
  Venelles Location within France  Venelles Location within Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
| Coordinates: 43°35′57″N 5°29′00″E / 43.5992°N 5.4833°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Bouches-du-Rhône |
| Arrondissement | Aix-en-Provence |
| Canton | Trets |
| Intercommunality | Aix-Marseille-Provence |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2026–32) | Arnaud Mercier[1] |
Area 1 | 20.54 km2 (7.93 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 8,418 |
| • Density | 409.8/km2 (1,061/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 13113 /13770 |
| Elevation | 254–442 m (833–1,450 ft) (avg. 409 m or 1,342 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Venelles (French pronunciation: [vənɛl]; Occitan: Venèla) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France near Aix-en-Provence. The current mayor is Arnaud Mercier.[3]
History
[edit]In 15 BC, there was a Roman settlement there. It was then destroyed by the Lombards in 574 AD, and again in the 11th century by the Saracens.
In the 15th century, the land was finally re-settled.
In 1530 there were seven houses, by 1728 there were 30, in 1765 there were 124 and in 1820 there were 211.
In 1865 a railway was built, followed by a school in 1882.
On 11 June 1909, an earthquake destroyed many houses.
Population
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See also
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[edit]Citations
[edit]- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 5 May 2026.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ "Les élus".
- ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Venelles, EHESS (in French).
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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