Ventabren

Ventabren (French pronunciation: [vɛ̃tabʁɛ̃]) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southern France. In 2020, it had a population of 5,381.

Ventabren
Commune
A view of the town of Ventabren
A view of the town of Ventabren
Coat of arms of Ventabren
Coat of arms
Location of Ventabren
Ventabren is located in France
Ventabren
Ventabren
Ventabren is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Ventabren
Ventabren
Coordinates: 43°32′17″N 5°17′35″E
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentBouches-du-Rhône
ArrondissementAix-en-Provence
CantonBerre-l'Étang
IntercommunalityAix-Marseille-Provence
Government
 • Mayor (2022–2026) Frédéric Vigouroux[1]
Area
1
28.5 km2 (11.0 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
5,381
 • Density190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
13114 /13122
Elevation59–286 m (194–938 ft)
(avg. 238 m or 781 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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
YearPop.±% 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%
YearPop.±% 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 4,549+2.19%
2007 4,859+0.83%
2012 4,646−0.89%
2017 5,459+3.28%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968–2017)[4]

See also

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 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Ventabren, EHESS (in French).
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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