Venelles

Venelles
Venelles
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	Jean-Pierre Saez (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	254–442 m (833–1,450 ft) (avg. 409 m or 1,342 ft)
Land area1	20.54 km2 (7.93 sq mi)
Population2	8,100  (2008)
- Density	394 /km2 (1,020 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	13113/ 13770
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.

Venelles is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France near Aix-en-Provence.

History

In 15 BC, there was a Roman settlement there. It was then destroyed by the Lombards in 574 AD, and again in the 11th century by the Saracens.

In the 15th century, the land was finally re-settled.

In 1530 there were seven houses, by 1728 there were 30, in 1765 there were 124 and in 1820 there were 211.

In 1865 a railway was built, followed by a school in 1882.

On 11 June 1909, an earthquake destroyed many houses.

Population

Historical population of Venelles

Year	1793	1800	1806	1821	1831	1836	1841	1846	1851	1856
Population	796	722	800	833	828	740	716	659	753	698

Year	1861	1866	1872	1876	1881	1886	1891	1896	1901	1906
Population	740	709	680	676	612	600	538	539	519	506

Year	1911	1921	1926	1931	1936	1946	1954	1962	1968	1975
Population	511	467	514	512	447	452	531	623	1553	2672

Year	1982	1990	1999	2008
Population	5225	7046	7535	8100

See also

• Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Official website