Éguilles
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Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region
Éguilles
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| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Bouches-du-Rhône |
| Arrondissement | Aix-en-Provence |
| Canton | Aix-en-Provence-Sud-Ouest |
| Intercommunality | Pays d'Aix |
| Mayor | Robert Dagorne (2008–2014) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 140–315 m (460–1,033 ft) (avg. 250 m or 820 ft) |
| Land area1 | 34.07 km2 (13.15 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 7,604 (2008) |
| - Density | 223 /km2 (580 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 13032/ 13510 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 43°34′10″N 5°21′17″E / 43.5694°N 5.3547°E
Éguilles (French pronunciation: [egɥij]; Occitan: Agulha [aˈɣyʎɔ, aˈɡyjɔ])[1] is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. It is halfway between Saint-Cannat and Aix-en-Provence.
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[edit] History
Tracks of an early settlement dating back to the 3rd century BC have been found. However, it appears that in 124BC those tracks were destroyed. [2]
In the 16th century, there were attacks from Aix-en-Provence and Les Baux-de-Provence, and the Castle was destroyed.[2] In 1790 there were 180 inhabitants, mostly shepherds.[2]
In the 19th century many inhabitants left owing to the Industrial Revolution.[2] By 1936 there were only 730 inhabitants.[2]
[edit] Population
| Year | 1793 | 1800 | 1806 | 1821 | 1831 | 1836 | 1841 | 1846 | 1851 | 1856 |
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| Population | 2561 | 2500 | 2594 | 2442 | 2280 | 2168 | 1970 | 1885 | 1766 | 1758 |
| Year | 1861 | 1866 | 1872 | 1876 | 1881 | 1886 | 1891 | 1896 | 1901 | 1906 |
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| Population | 1780 | 1704 | 1551 | 1343 | 1143 | 946 | 895 | 966 | 853 | 881 |
| Year | 1911 | 1921 | 1926 | 1931 | 1936 | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 |
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| Population | 843 | 708 | 763 | 758 | 728 | 777 | 827 | 1181 | 2016 | 3033 |
| Year | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 4473 | 5950 | 7127 | 7604 |
[edit] Climate
The table below shows temperature and precipitation levels for 1971-2000 :
| Month | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | Year |
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| Maximum Temperatures (°C) | 11,2 | 12,6 | 15,3 | 17,7 | 22,2 | 26,1 | 29,5 | 29,2 | 25,3 | 20,3 | 14,7 | 12,0 | 19,7 |
| Average Temperatures (°C) | 7,1 | 8,3 | 10,7 | 13,1 | 17,4 | 21,1 | 24,1 | 24,0 | 20,4 | 16,0 | 10,8 | 8,1 | 15.1 |
| Minimum Temperatures (°C) | 3,0 | 3,9 | 6,0 | 8,5 | 12,6 | 16,0 | 18,7 | 18,7 | 15,5 | 11,6 | 6,8 | 4,1 | 10,5 |
| Precipitation (hauteur en mm) | 54 | 44 | 40 | 58 | 41 | 25 | 13 | 31 | 61 | 85 | 51 | 52 | 554,5 |
| Source: Météo France / Station de Marignane | |||||||||||||
[edit] Personalities
- Joseph Marius Diouloufet, Provençal writer, was born in Eguilles on 19 September 1771.
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