Gréasque

Gréasque
Commune
Headframe of the Hély d'Oissel coal mine, registered as an historic monument in 1989
Coat of arms
Location of Gréasque
Gréasque Show map of France Gréasque Show map of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Coordinates: 43°25′50″N 5°32′21″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Bouches-du-Rhône
Arrondissement	Aix-en-Provence
Canton	Allauch
Intercommunality	Aix-Marseille-Provence
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Ruiz[1]
Area ^1	6.15 km^2 (2.37 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	4,469
• Density	730/km^2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	13046 /13850
Dialling codes	0442
Elevation	276–385 m (906–1,263 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Gréasque (French pronunciation: [gʁeask]; Occitan: Griasca) is a commune northeast of Marseille in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern France. It was traditionally a mining town.

Population

The inhabitants are called Gréasquéens.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 202 —     1800 209 +0.49% 1806 240 +2.33% 1821 259 +0.51% 1831 310 +1.81% 1836 298 −0.79% 1841 371 +4.48% 1846 402 +1.62% 1851 466 +3.00% 1856 485 +0.80% 1861 557 +2.81% 1866 685 +4.22% 1872 802 +2.66% 1876 854 +1.58% 1881 903 +1.12% 1886 831 −1.65% 1891 821 −0.24% 1896 775 −1.15%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 815 +1.01% 1906 792 −0.57% 1911 849 +1.40% 1921 1,172 +3.28% 1926 1,806 +9.03% 1931 1,898 +1.00% 1936 1,671 −2.52% 1946 1,742 +0.42% 1954 2,053 +2.07% 1962 2,073 +0.12% 1968 2,309 +1.81% 1975 2,439 +0.79% 1982 2,674 +1.32% 1990 3,081 +1.79% 1999 3,576 +1.67% 2007 3,878 +1.02% 2012 4,086 +1.05% 2017 4,235 +0.72%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

• Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Gréasque, EHESS (in French).
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

• (in French) Official town website