Peypin

Peypin
Commune
The passenger building of the old Valdonne railway station in Peypin, on the Aubagne to Fuveau-la Barque line. Today it is private property, but the clock still remains.
Coat of arms
Location of Peypin
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Coordinates: 43°23′12″N 5°34′45″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Bouches-du-Rhône
Arrondissement	Marseille
Canton	Allauch
Intercommunality	Aix-Marseille-Provence
Government
• Mayor (2024–2026)	Frédéric Gibelot[1]
Area ^1	13.35 km^2 (5.15 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	5,613
• Density	420/km^2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	13073 /13124
Dialling codes	0491
Elevation	216–602 m (709–1,975 ft) (avg. 303 m or 994 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Peypin (French pronunciation: [pɛpɛ̃]) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of France.

Population

Its inhabitants are called Peypinois in French. In 1870 the commune of La Destrousse was formed from part of Peypin.[3]

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 652 —     1800 776 +2.52% 1806 669 −2.44% 1821 844 +1.56% 1831 960 +1.30% 1836 990 +0.62% 1841 966 −0.49% 1846 979 +0.27% 1851 1,001 +0.45% 1856 1,104 +1.98% 1861 1,194 +1.58% 1866 1,460 +4.10% 1872 704 −11.45% 1876 752 +1.66% 1881 828 +1.94% 1886 823 −0.12% 1891 843 +0.48% 1896 863 +0.47%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 949 +1.92% 1906 991 +0.87% 1911 997 +0.12% 1921 1,320 +2.85% 1926 1,494 +2.51% 1931 1,187 −4.50% 1936 1,064 −2.16% 1946 1,014 −0.48% 1954 1,385 +3.97% 1962 1,304 −0.75% 1968 1,365 +0.76% 1975 2,018 +5.74% 1982 2,629 +3.85% 1990 4,155 +5.89% 1999 4,956 +1.98% 2007 5,296 +0.83% 2012 5,397 +0.38% 2017 5,495 +0.36%
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. 16 April 2024.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Peypin, EHESS (in French).
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

• (in French) Official commune website