The arrondissement of Aix-en-Provence is an
arrondissement
An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands.
Europe
France
The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissements ...
of France in the
Bouches-du-Rhône
Bouches-du-Rhône ( , , ; oc, Bocas de Ròse ; "Mouths of the Rhône") is a department in Southern France. It borders Vaucluse to the north, Gard to the west and Var to the east. The Mediterranean Sea lies to the south. Its prefecture and ...
department in the
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (; or , ; commonly shortened to PACA; en, Provence-Alps-French Riviera, italic=yes; also branded as Région Sud) is one of the eighteen administrative regions of France, the far southeastern on the mainland. Its pref ...
region
In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics ( physical geography), human impact characteristics ( human geography), and the interaction of humanity an ...
. It has 48
communes
An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, relig ...
.
Its population is 450,153 (2016), and its area is .
Composition
The communes of the arrondissement of Aix-en-Provence, and their
INSEE code
The INSEE code is a numerical indexing code used by the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) to identify various entities, including communes and '' départements''. They are also used as national identificati ...
s, are:
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Aix-en-Provence (13001)
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Alleins
Alleins (; oc, Alen) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southern France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Alleinois'' or ''Alleinoises''
Geography
Alleins is located some ...
(13003)
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Aurons
Aurons () is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southern France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Auronais'' or ''Auronaises''.
The commune has been awarded one flower by the ...
(13008)
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La Barben
La Barben (; oc, La Barbent) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southern France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Barbenais'' or ''Barbenaises''.
The town is perhaps best ...
(13009)
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Beaurecueil
Beaurecueil (; oc, Beurecuelh) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department
The following is a list of the 119 communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône d ...
(13012)
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Bouc-Bel-Air
Bouc-Bel-Air (; oc, Boc) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southern France. It is situated between Aix-en-Provence to the north, Gardanne to the east, Marseille to the south and Vitrolle ...
(13015)
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Cabriès
Cabriès (; oc, Cabriés) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department
*Realtor transmitter
Realtor transmitter was a powerful medium wave transmi ...
(13019)
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Charleval (13024)
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Châteauneuf-le-Rouge (13025)
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Coudoux
Coudoux (; oc, Codoç) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.
Location
It is away from Aix-en-Provence, away from Salon-de-Provence, and nearly away from Marseille. As for villages, it is away from Velaux, ...
(13118)
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Éguilles
Éguilles (; oc, Agulha )The most probable Occitan name is Agulha but, according to other sources, it may be ''Aguilha''. is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. It is halfway between Saint-Cannat and Aix-en-Proven ...
(13032)
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Eyguières
Eyguières (; oc, Aiguiera) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.
Population
See also
* Alpilles
* Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department
The following is a list of the 119 communes of the Bouches-du- ...
(13035)
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La Fare-les-Oliviers
La Fare-les-Oliviers (; oc, La Fara deis Oliviers) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southern France. Located in the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis, it had a population of 8,666 in ...
(13037)
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Fuveau
Fuveau (; oc, Fuvèu) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department
The following is a list of the 119 communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône departm ...
(13040)
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Gardanne
Gardanne (; oc, Gardana) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. Its inhabitants are called Gardannais.
Geography
It is close to Aix-en-Provence and Marseille and on the rail link connecting the two cities.
It ...
(13041)
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Gréasque (13046)
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Jouques
Jouques (; oc, Jocas) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department
*Antoine Sartorio
Antoine Sartorio (27 January 1885, Menton – 19 February 1988 ...
(13048)
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Lamanon
Lamanon () is a commune located in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, part of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern France. Its inhabitants are called ''Lamanonais'' in French.
North of the village the archaeological site of Grotte ...
(13049)
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Lambesc
Lambesc () is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southern France. In 2018, it had a population of 9,799.
Lambesc is located in the heart of Provence at the foot of the Côtes mountain ra ...
(13050)
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Lançon-Provence
Lançon-Provence (; also known as Lançon-de-Provence) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department
The following is a list of the 119 communes of ...
(13051)
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Mallemort
Mallemort (; oc, Malamòrt) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.
Mallemort is a quiet town located on the river Durance, south of the Luberon mountain range. The town itself is off the Autoroute du Soleil ( ...
(13053)
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Meyrargues
Meyrargues (; oc, Mairarga) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.
Population
Personalities
*Writer Joseph d'Arbaud was born in Meyrargues.
* Raouia Rouabhia - Algerian international volleyball player
See al ...
(13059)
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Meyreuil
Meyreuil (; oc, Mairuelh) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France, about from Aix en Provence.
Geography
Located from Aix-en-Provence, the commune of Meyreuil is sheltered in the northeast by the mountain Mon ...
(13060)
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Mimet (13062)
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Pélissanne
Pélissanne (; oc, Peliçana) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. It is close to Aix-en-Provence and Salon-de-Provence.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department
The following i ...
(13069)
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Les Pennes-Mirabeau (13071)
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Peynier (13072)
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Peyrolles-en-Provence
Peyrolles-en-Provence (; oc, Peiròla de Provença) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southern France. Part of the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis, it is located 18 km (11.2 mi) nor ...
(13074)
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Puyloubier (13079)
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Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade
Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade (; oc, Lo Pueg de Santa Reparada) or simply Le Puy is a Communes of France, commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône Departments of France, department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region in Southern Fra ...
(13080)
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Rognes (13082)
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La Roque-d'Anthéron
La Roque-d'Anthéron (; Provençal: ''La Ròca d'Antarron'') is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southern France. Part of the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis, it is located on the de ...
(13084)
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Rousset (13087)
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Saint-Antonin-sur-Bayon (13090)
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Saint-Cannat
Saint-Cannat (; oc, Sant Canat) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.
History
The village was named after Canus Natus, a fifth century Roman Catholic Saint, who was a Roman clergyman born with white hair, a quir ...
(13091)
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Saint-Estève-Janson (13093)
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Saint-Marc-Jaumegarde
Saint-Marc-Jaumegarde (; Provençal: ''Sant Marc de Jaumegarda'') is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.
Location
It is located 6 kilometres away from Aix-en-Provence and Vauvenargues, Bouches-du-Rhône, and 3 ...
(13095)
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Saint-Paul-lès-Durance
Saint-Paul-lès-Durance (, literally ''Saint-Paul near Durance''; also spelled Saint-Paul-lez-Durance; Provençal: ''Sant Pau de Durença'') is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in Provence, southern France.
The Cadarache research ...
(13099)
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Salon-de-Provence (13103)
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Sénas
Sénas (; oc, Senàs) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.
Population
See also
* Alpilles
* Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department
The following is a list of the 119 communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône ...
(13105)
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Simiane-Collongue (13107)
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Le Tholonet
Le Tholonet (; ''Lou Toulounet'' and ''Lo Tolonet'' in Provençal) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. Its inhabitants are called ''Tholonétiens''.
Geography
The commune is near Aix-en-Provence, and at the fo ...
(13109)
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Trets
Trets (; ; Provençal: ''Tretz'') is a ''commune'' (town or township, in English) in the Bouches-du-Rhône department of the Provence-Alpes-Côtes d’Azur region in the southeast of France. With a population of over 10,000, it is one of 4 ...
(13110)
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Vauvenargues (13111)
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Velaux
Velaux (; oc, 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 i ...
(13112)
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Venelles (13113)
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Ventabren
Ventabren () is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.
Location
It is close to Aix-en-Provence, and only away from Coudoux and Velaux.
History
The villages dates back to 920-940 AD, when Guillaume I, Count of Pr ...
(13114)
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Vernègues
Vernègues (; oc, Lo Vernegue) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône ''département'' in southern France.
The commune is made up of two villages: Vernègues and Cazan.
On 11 June 1909 an earthquake killed two villagers and destroyed the cas ...
(13115)
History
The arrondissement of Aix-en-Provence was created in 1800.
[Historique des Bouches-du-Rhône]
/ref> At the March 2017 reorganization of the arrondissements of Bouches-du-Rhône, it lost two communes to the arrondissement of Istres
The arrondissement of Istres is an arrondissement of France in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. It has 21 communes. Its population is 327,971 (2016), and its area is .
Composition
The communes of the ar ...
and one commune to the arrondissement of Marseille
The arrondissement of Marseille is an arrondissement of France in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. It has 21 communes. Its population is 1,069,909 (2016), and its area is .
Composition
The communes of ...
, and it gained six communes from the arrondissement of Arles
The arrondissement of Arles is an arrondissement of France in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. It has 29 communes. Its population is 171,684 (2016), and its area is .
Composition
The communes of the arr ...
and one commune from the arrondissement of Marseille.
As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France
The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's departments and arrondissements.
Apart from their role as organizational units in relation to certain aspects of the administration of public services and justice, ...
which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Aix-en-Provence were, as of January 2015:[Populations légales 2012: 13 Bouches-du-Rhône]
INSEE
# Aix-en-Provence-Centre
# Aix-en-Provence-Nord-Est
# Aix-en-Provence-Sud-Ouest
# Gardanne
Gardanne (; oc, Gardana) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. Its inhabitants are called Gardannais.
Geography
It is close to Aix-en-Provence and Marseille and on the rail link connecting the two cities.
It ...
# Lambesc
# Pélissanne
Pélissanne (; oc, Peliçana) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. It is close to Aix-en-Provence and Salon-de-Provence.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department
The following i ...
# Les Pennes-Mirabeau
# Peyrolles-en-Provence
# Salon-de-Provence
# Trets
Trets (; ; Provençal: ''Tretz'') is a ''commune'' (town or township, in English) in the Bouches-du-Rhône department of the Provence-Alpes-Côtes d’Azur region in the southeast of France. With a population of over 10,000, it is one of 4 ...
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