Coudoux

Coudoux
Commune
The Canal de Marseille enters a tunnel near Coudoux
The Canal de Marseille enters a tunnel near Coudoux
Coat of arms of Coudoux
Coat of arms
Location of Coudoux
Map
Coudoux is located in France
Coudoux
Coudoux
Coudoux is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Coudoux
Coudoux
Coordinates: 43°33′31″N 5°14′57″E / 43.5586°N 5.2492°E / 43.5586; 5.2492
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentBouches-du-Rhône
ArrondissementAix-en-Provence
CantonBerre-l'Étang
IntercommunalityAix-Marseille-Provence
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Guy Barret[1]
Area
1
12.65 km2 (4.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,726
 • Density290/km2 (760/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
13118 /13111
Elevation40–277 m (131–909 ft)
(avg. 103 m or 338 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Coudoux (French pronunciation: [kuduks];[3][4] Occitan: Codoç) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.

Location

It is 17 km (11 mi) away from Aix-en-Provence, 20 km (12 mi) away from Salon-de-Provence, and nearly 40 km (25 mi) away from Marseille. As for villages, it is 3 km (1.9 mi) away from Velaux, 4 km (2.5 mi) away from La Fare-les-Oliviers, 5 km (3.1 mi) away from Ventabren and about 10 km (6.2 mi) away from Éguilles.

History

As early as the 16th century, there were two hamlets, "Petit Coudoux" (Small Coudoux) and "Grand Coudoux" (Big Coudoux). However, these were part of the commune of Ventabren and it was only in 1950 that Coudoux was made a commune in its own right.[5]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1954 457—    
1962 579+3.00%
1968 880+7.23%
1975 1,042+2.44%
1982 2,228+11.47%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1990 2,360+0.72%
1999 2,868+2.19%
2007 3,352+1.97%
2012 3,470+0.69%
2017 3,765+1.65%
Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE (1968-2017)[6]

Town twinning

Since 2004 Coudoux is twinned with Baone, Province of Padua, Italy.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ COUDOUX : La vaccination ouverte à tous les majeurs, archived from the original on 21 December 2021, retrieved 2 June 2021
  4. ^ Coudoux 2019 Le Film, archived from the original on 21 December 2021, retrieved 2 June 2021
  5. ^ a b Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Coudoux, EHESS (in French).
  6. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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