La Roque-d'Anthéron

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Coordinates: 43°42′56″N 5°18′41″E / 43.7155555556°N 5.31138888889°E / 43.7155555556; 5.31138888889

Commune of La Roque-d'Anthéron

Church of Silvacane Abbey.jpg
Silvacane Abbey in La Roque-d'Anthéron
Location
La Roque-d'Anthéron is located in France
La Roque-d'Anthéron
Administration
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Bouches-du-Rhône
Arrondissement Aix-en-Provence
Canton Lambesc
Intercommunality Pays d'Aix
Mayor Jean-Louis Turcan
(2001–2008)
Statistics
Elevation 128–484 m (420–1,590 ft)
(avg. 175 m/570 ft)
Land area1 25.49 km2 (9.84 sq mi)
Population2 4,446  (1999)
 - Density 174 /km2 (450 /sq mi)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 13084/ 13640
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

La Roque-d'Anthéron is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. Silvacane Abbey, a former Cistercian monastery, is located near La Roque-d'Anthéron.

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