Ventabren

Ventabren
Commune
A view of the town of Ventabren
Coat of arms
Location of Ventabren
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Coordinates: 43°32′17″N 5°17′35″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Bouches-du-Rhône
Arrondissement	Aix-en-Provence
Canton	Berre-l'Étang
Intercommunality	Aix-Marseille-Provence
Government
• Mayor (2022–2026)	Frédéric Vigouroux[1]
Area ^1	28.5 km^2 (11.0 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	5,484
• Density	190/km^2 (500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	13114 /13122
Elevation	59–286 m (194–938 ft) (avg. 238 m or 781 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

The historical village of Ventabren is close to Aix-en-Provence (to the east), 6 km (3.7 mi) away from Coudoux and Velaux to the west.

History

The village dates back to 920–940 AD, when Guillaume I, Count of Provence, had a castle built there.

In 1851 the village comprised 327 houses. Six years later, a railway was built.

The 393-metre long Roquefavour Aqueduct (Aqueduc de Roquefavour), located on the territory of the commune, was built from 1842 to 1847 to convey water from the Durance to Marseille, as part of the Canal de Marseille. It is the world's largest stone aqueduct.

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,678 —     1800 960 −7.67% 1806 1,301 +5.20% 1821 1,408 +0.53% 1831 1,357 −0.37% 1836 1,309 −0.72% 1841 1,600 +4.10% 1846 1,844 +2.88% 1851 1,245 −7.56% 1856 1,290 +0.71% 1861 1,301 +0.17% 1866 1,151 −2.42% 1872 1,130 −0.31% 1876 1,121 −0.20% 1881 1,075 −0.83% 1886 1,015 −1.14% 1891 1,019 +0.08% 1896 1,011 −0.16%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 985 −0.52% 1906 988 +0.06% 1911 889 −2.09% 1921 951 +0.68% 1926 896 −1.18% 1931 832 −1.47% 1936 787 −1.11% 1946 889 +1.23% 1954 509 −6.73% 1962 603 +2.14% 1968 934 +7.57% 1975 1,537 +7.38% 1982 2,717 +8.48% 1990 3,742 +4.08% 1999 4,552 +2.20% 2009 4,674 +0.26% 2014 5,067 +1.63% 2020 5,381 +1.01%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968–2020)[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 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 Ventabren, EHESS (in French).
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

• Official website