La Fare-les-Oliviers
| La Fare-les-Oliviers | ||
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Sainte-Rosalie chapel | ||
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  La Fare-les-Oliviers | ||
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Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region  La Fare-les-Oliviers | ||
| Coordinates: 43°33′09″N 5°11′42″E / 43.5525°N 5.195°ECoordinates: 43°33′09″N 5°11′42″E / 43.5525°N 5.195°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
| Department | Bouches-du-Rhône | |
| Arrondissement | Aix-en-Provence | |
| Canton | Pélissanne | |
| Intercommunality | Salon-Étang de Berre-Durance | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Olivier Guirou | |
| Area1 | 13.98 km2 (5.40 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 6,526 | |
| • Density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 13037 / 13580 | |
| Elevation |
27–223 m (89–732 ft) (avg. 53 m or 174 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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La Fare-les-Oliviers is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.
Location
It is close to Aix-en-Provence and Salon-de-Provence.
History
A castle, Castellas, was built in the 10th century.
In the 18th century, a pavilion was built in the centre of the village.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 980 | — |
| 1800 | 1,069 | +9.1% |
| 1806 | 1,129 | +5.6% |
| 1821 | 1,208 | +7.0% |
| 1831 | 909 | −24.8% |
| 1836 | 1,293 | +42.2% |
| 1841 | 1,260 | −2.6% |
| 1846 | 1,316 | +4.4% |
| 1851 | 1,308 | −0.6% |
| 1856 | 1,329 | +1.6% |
| 1861 | 1,380 | +3.8% |
| 1866 | 1,372 | −0.6% |
| 1872 | 1,272 | −7.3% |
| 1876 | 1,176 | −7.5% |
| 1881 | 1,129 | −4.0% |
| 1886 | 1,193 | +5.7% |
| 1891 | 1,080 | −9.5% |
| 1896 | 1,084 | +0.4% |
| 1901 | 1,066 | −1.7% |
| 1906 | 1,022 | −4.1% |
| 1911 | 954 | −6.7% |
| 1921 | 887 | −7.0% |
| 1926 | 951 | +7.2% |
| 1931 | 1,149 | +20.8% |
| 1936 | 1,160 | +1.0% |
| 1946 | 1,329 | +14.6% |
| 1954 | 1,680 | +26.4% |
| 1962 | 2,370 | +41.1% |
| 1968 | 2,747 | +15.9% |
| 1975 | 3,526 | +28.4% |
| 1982 | 5,043 | +43.0% |
| 1990 | 6,095 | +20.9% |
| 1999 | 6,334 | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 6,526 | +3.0% |
See also
References
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