La Roque-d'Anthéron
| La Roque-d'Anthéron | ||
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Silvacane Abbey in La Roque-d'Anthéron | ||
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  La Roque-d'Anthéron | ||
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Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region  La Roque-d'Anthéron | ||
| Coordinates: 43°42′56″N 5°18′41″E / 43.7156°N 5.3114°ECoordinates: 43°42′56″N 5°18′41″E / 43.7156°N 5.3114°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
| Department | Bouches-du-Rhône | |
| Arrondissement | Aix-en-Provence | |
| Canton | Lambesc | |
| Intercommunality | Pays d'Aix | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Louis Turcan | |
| Area1 | 25.49 km2 (9.84 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 5,078 | |
| • Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 13084 / 13640 | |
| Elevation |
128–484 m (420–1,588 ft) (avg. 175 m or 574 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 Roque-d'Anthéron (La Ròca d'Anteron in Occitan) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. Silvacane Abbey, a former Cistercian monastery, is located near La Roque-d'Anthéron.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 1,228 | — |
| 1800 | 1,319 | +7.4% |
| 1806 | 1,278 | −3.1% |
| 1821 | 1,381 | +8.1% |
| 1831 | 1,506 | +9.1% |
| 1836 | 1,417 | −5.9% |
| 1841 | 1,498 | +5.7% |
| 1846 | 1,544 | +3.1% |
| 1851 | 1,474 | −4.5% |
| 1856 | 1,495 | +1.4% |
| 1861 | 1,584 | +6.0% |
| 1866 | 1,543 | −2.6% |
| 1872 | 1,494 | −3.2% |
| 1876 | 1,603 | +7.3% |
| 1881 | 1,517 | −5.4% |
| 1886 | 503 | −66.8% |
| 1891 | 1,428 | +183.9% |
| 1896 | 1,522 | +6.6% |
| 1901 | 1,452 | −4.6% |
| 1906 | 1,555 | +7.1% |
| 1911 | 1,517 | −2.4% |
| 1921 | 1,308 | −13.8% |
| 1926 | 1,277 | −2.4% |
| 1931 | 1,188 | −7.0% |
| 1936 | 1,159 | −2.4% |
| 1946 | 1,121 | −3.3% |
| 1954 | 1,075 | −4.1% |
| 1962 | 1,415 | +31.6% |
| 1968 | 2,282 | +61.3% |
| 1975 | 2,876 | +26.0% |
| 1982 | 3,692 | +28.4% |
| 1990 | 3,923 | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 4,446 | +13.3% |
| 2008 | 5,078 | +14.2% |
See also
References
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