Vitrolles (; ) is a
commune in the
Bouches-du-Rhône
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département
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in the
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
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in southern
France
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, located about 20.6 km (12.8 mi) from
Marseille
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. It is the largest
suburb
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of the city of
Aix-en-Provence
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and is adjacent to its southwest side.
Population
Twin towns – sister cities
Vitrolles is
twinned with:
*
Mörfelden-Walldorf
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Geography
Location
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, Germany
Administration
List of mayors of Vitrolles:
*1800–1808: Paul Gueidon
*1808–1812: Pierre Joseph Gabriel Bertrand
*1813–1817: Louis Barrigue de Monvalon
*1817–1823: Jacques Pierre Hilarion Audibert
*1824–1830: Louis Martin
*1830–1831: Honoré-Etienne Emery
*1831–1837: Hyppolite Baret
*1837–1842: André Guilhen
*1842–1844: Joseph Constant
*1844–1846: Barthélemy Bontoux
*1847–1848: Jean-Etienne Bonsignour
*1848–1848: Casimir Berard
*1848–1850: Jean-Joseph Audibert
*1850–1850: Louis Faren
*1850–1863: Honoré Lataud
*1863–1865: Jean-Pierre Christophe
*1865–1867: Jules Aimard
*1867–1870: Jean Antoine Audibert
*1870–1874: François Hilaire Touche
*1874–1878: Lucien Sauvat
*1878–1892: François Hilaire Touche
*1892–1908: Vital Rouard
*1908–1912: Pierre Gustave Constant
*1912–1925: Cyprien Touche
*1825–1944: Jules Guibaud
*1944–1954: Henri Loubet
*1954–1966: Victor Martin
*1966–1977: Henri Bremond
*1977–1983: Pierre Scelles
*1983–1997: Jean-Jacques Anglade
*1997–2002: Catherine Mégret
*2002–2009: Guy Obino
See also
*
Charlie Jazz Festival
*
*
Étang de Berre
References
External links
Official website
Communes of Bouches-du-Rhône
Bouches-du-Rhône communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
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