Noves
Not to be confused with Novés.
For other uses, see Nove (disambiguation).
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Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region  Noves | ||
| Coordinates: 43°52′12″N 4°54′07″E / 43.87°N 4.902°ECoordinates: 43°52′12″N 4°54′07″E / 43.87°N 4.902°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
| Department | Bouches-du-Rhône | |
| Arrondissement | Arles | |
| Canton | Châteaurenard | |
| Intercommunality | Rhône Alpilles Durance | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Georges Jullien | |
| Area1 | 27.92 km2 (10.78 sq mi) | |
| Population (2012)2 | 5,293 | |
| • Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 13066 / 13550 | |
| Elevation |
32–105 m (105–344 ft) (avg. 43 m or 141 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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Noves is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 1,200 | — |
| 1800 | 1,490 | +24.2% |
| 1806 | 1,262 | −15.3% |
| 1821 | 1,772 | +40.4% |
| 1831 | 1,908 | +7.7% |
| 1836 | 1,877 | −1.6% |
| 1841 | 1,927 | +2.7% |
| 1846 | 2,051 | +6.4% |
| 1851 | 2,161 | +5.4% |
| 1856 | 2,174 | +0.6% |
| 1861 | 2,130 | −2.0% |
| 1866 | 2,187 | +2.7% |
| 1872 | 2,200 | +0.6% |
| 1876 | 2,018 | −8.3% |
| 1881 | 2,064 | +2.3% |
| 1886 | 2,038 | −1.3% |
| 1891 | 2,111 | +3.6% |
| 1896 | 2,173 | +2.9% |
| 1901 | 2,260 | +4.0% |
| 1906 | 2,408 | +6.5% |
| 1911 | 2,494 | +3.6% |
| 1921 | 2,475 | −0.8% |
| 1926 | 2,642 | +6.7% |
| 1931 | 2,823 | +6.9% |
| 1936 | 2,929 | +3.8% |
| 1946 | 2,840 | −3.0% |
| 1954 | 2,984 | +5.1% |
| 1962 | 3,267 | +9.5% |
| 1968 | 3,579 | +9.6% |
| 1975 | 3,593 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 3,693 | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 4,021 | +8.9% |
| 1999 | 4,440 | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 5,106 | +15.0% |
Sights
- Church of Sainte Baudille, located in the site of a 3rd-century Palaeo-Christian worship area and of a Roman temple. The current building was built by will of the bishops of Avignon in the 10th century
- Chapel of the White Penitents, built in the 12th century over a former synagogue.
- Church of Notre-Dame de Piété, founded as a Franciscan hermitage in the 13th century. The current edifice dates to the 1630 and 1720s reconstructions.
Twin towns
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Calcinaia, Italy
See also
References
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