Gémenos
Gémenos (French pronunciation: [ʒɛm(ə)nɔs];[3][4] Occitan: Gèmas) is a commune located 20 kilometers east of Marseille in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern France.
Gémenos | |
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 Saint-Pons Park | |
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Location of Gémenos | |
  Gémenos  Gémenos | |
| Coordinates: 43°17′46″N 5°37′37″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Bouches-du-Rhône |
| Arrondissement | Marseille |
| Canton | La Ciotat |
| Intercommunality | Aix-Marseille-Provence |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Roland Giberti[1] |
| Area 1 | 32.75 km2 (12.64 sq mi) |
| Population | 6,698 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (530/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 13042 /13420 |
| Dialling codes | 0442 |
| Elevation | 104–1,041 m (341–3,415 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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History
A property abstract belonging to Wilhem, Count of Marseilles, dating back to February 9 934, noted for the first time the existence of a castrum named Geminas at the entry of the Saint Pons valley.
In 1204, the bishop of Marseilles Rainier founded the Cistercian abbey of Saint Pons.
Around the 15th century, Geminas was deserted.
In 1563 the Marquis d'Albertas Nicolas and his brother Gaspard, both of Italian origin, acquired the demesne of Gémenos, leading to the development of Gémenos as it is known today.
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
- France 3 Provence-Alpes Côte d'Azur. "Gémenos: tentative de braquage".
- France 3 Provence-Alpes Côte d'Azur. "Les braqueurs de Gémenos arrêtés".
- Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Gémenos, EHESS (in French).
- Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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- (in French) Official town website
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