Vauvenargues, Bouches-du-Rhône

Vauvenargues
Vauvenargues castle
Vauvenargues
Administration
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Bouches-du-Rhône
Arrondissement	Aix-en-Provence
Canton	Aix-en-Provence-Nord-Est
Intercommunality	Pays d'Aix
Mayor	Philippe Charrin (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	346–1,016 m (1,135–3,333 ft) (avg. 458 m or 1,503 ft)
Land area1	54.31 km2 (20.97 sq mi)
Population2	921  (2008)
- Density	17 /km2 (44 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	13111/ 13126
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.

Vauvenargues is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. It is close to Aix-en-Provence and the Montagne Sainte-Victoire.

Population

Historical population of Vauvenargues, Bouches-du-Rhône

Year	1793	1800	1806	1821	1831	1836	1841	1846	1851	1856
Population	515	448	502	525	512	574	546	518	514	426

Year	1861	1866	1872	1876	1881	1886	1891	1896	1901	1906
Population	429	425	415	386	351	326	275	252	230	223

Year	1911	1921	1926	1931	1936	1946	1954	1962	1968	1975
Population	186	204	185	164	142	161	139	177	271	412

Year	1982	1990	1999	2008
Population	585	674	729	921

Chateau of Vauvenargues

Main article: Château of Vauvenargues

The chateau in Vauvenargues stands on the site of a Roman fort which eventually was incorporated in a medieval fortress controlled by the Counts of Provence and later the Archbishops of Aix. For 250 years until the French revolution it was the seat of the de Clapiers family, who rebuilt the chateau in its present form and on whom Louis XV bestowed the title Marquis of Vauvernagues. For 150 years after that it was occupied by the d'Isoard family. In the mid-twentieth century its connection with French nobility lapsed. It was eventually bought in 1958 by Pablo Picasso, who was resident until 1962. Picasso and his wife Jacqueline are buried in the forecourt of the chateau, which is still the private property of the Picasso family.

See also

• Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Official website