Fontvieille, Bouches-du-Rhône
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| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Bouches-du-Rhône |
| Arrondissement | Arles |
| Canton | Arles-Est |
| Mayor | Guy Frustier (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 0–245 m (0–804 ft) (avg. 20 m or 66 ft) |
| Land area1 | 40.18 km2 (15.51 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 3,533 (2008) |
| - Density | 88 /km2 (230 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 13038/ 13990 |
| 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°43′40″N 4°42′35″E / 43.7278°N 4.7097°E
Fontvieille (Occitan: Fònt Vièlha) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.
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[edit] History
The commune was created in 1790, out of the territory of Arles.
[edit] Population
| Year | 1793 | 1800 | 1806 | 1821 | 1831 | 1836 | 1841 | 1846 | 1851 | 1856 |
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| Population | 1613 | 1900 | 1728 | 2044 | 2056 | 2165 | 2142 | 2402 | 2492 | 2479 |
| Year | 1861 | 1866 | 1872 | 1876 | 1881 | 1886 | 1891 | 1896 | 1901 | 1906 |
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| Population | 2788 | 3248 | 2566 | 2565 | 2596 | 2840 | 2591 | 2541 | 2515 | 2252 |
| Year | 1911 | 1921 | 1926 | 1931 | 1936 | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 |
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| Population | 2104 | 2027 | 2057 | 2079 | 2079 | 2064 | 2244 | 2388 | 2440 | 2935 |
| Year | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 3374 | 3642 | 3431 | 3533 |
[edit] Sights
- Alphonse Daudet's windmill
- Barbegal aqueduct and mill, a Roman watermill complex located on the territory of the commune
[edit] Twin towns
Fontvieille is twinned with Santa Maria a Monte, Italy, since 1991.
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