Aurons
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| Coordinates: 43°39′57″N 5°09′30″E / 43.6658°N 5.1583°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Bouches-du-Rhône |
| Arrondissement | Aix-en-Provence |
| Canton | Pélissanne |
| Intercommunality | Aix-Marseille-Provence |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | André Bertero |
Area 1 | 12.82 km2 (4.95 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | 361 |
| • Density | 28/km2 (73/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 13008 /13121 |
| Elevation | 140–330 m (460–1,080 ft) (avg. 225 m or 738 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Aurons is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southern France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Auronais or Auronaises.[1]
The commune has been awarded one flower by the National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom in the Competition of cities and villages in Bloom.[2]
Geography
Aurons is located in the heart of the Massif des Costes mountains some 6 km north-east of Salon-de-Provence. Access to the commune is by the D16 road from Salon-de-Provence which passes through the centre of the commune north of the village and continues north-east to Alleins. Access to the village is by the D68 road from Pélissanne in the south which passes through the village and joins the D16 just to the north of the village. Route No. 8 of the Libébus network serves the commune.[3] Large forests cover much of the commune but with some farming activity in the north and south.[4]
Tributaries of the Vabre rise in the north of the commune and flow west to join the Vabre. Other streams rise in the east of the commune and flows south.[4]
Neighbouring communes and villages[4]
Places adjacent to Aurons | |
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Seismicity
Following the decree of 14 May 1991 defining the seismic zoning of France, Bouches-du-Rhône was divided as follows:[5]
- Zone II with "average seismicity" for the cantons of: Lambesc, Peyrolles-en-Provence, and Salon-de-Provence; all three being in the Arrondissement of Aix-en-Provence
- Zone Ib with "low seismicity" for the cantons of Aix-en-Provence and Trets in the arrondissement of Aix-en-Provence, the cantons of Eyguières and Orgon in the Arrondissement of Arles, and the cantons of Berre-l'Étang, Istres-Nord, and Istres-Sud in the Arrondissement of Istres;
- Zone Ia with "very low seismicity" for all other cantons in the arrondissement of Aix-en-Provence, the cantons of: Arles-Est, Châteaurenard, and Saint-Rémy-de-Provence in the arrondissement of Arles, the cantons of Marignane, Martigues-Est, and Martigues-Ouest in the arrondissement of Istres, and finally the canton of Roquevaire in the Arrondissement of Marseille
- Zone 0 with "negligible seismicity" for all others.
Climate
Climate data below is for the weather station at Salon-de-Provence, 6 km to the south-west, for the period 1981-2010.
| Town | Sunshine (hours/yr) |
Rain (mm/yr) |
Snow (days/yr) |
Storm (days/yr) |
Fog (days/yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National average | 1,973 | 770 | 14 | 22 | 40 |
| Aurons[7] | - | 580 | 2 | 20 | 8 |
| Paris | 1,661 | 637 | 12 | 18 | 10 |
| Nice | 2,724 | 767 | 1 | 29 | 1 |
| Strasbourg | 1,693 | 665 | 29 | 29 | 56 |
| Brest | 1,605 | 1,211 | 7 | 12 | 75 |
| Climate data for Salon-de-Provence | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 11.0 (51.8) |
12.4 (54.3) |
15.7 (60.3) |
18.4 (65.1) |
22.8 (73.0) |
26.9 (80.4) |
30.2 (86.4) |
29.7 (85.5) |
25.3 (77.5) |
20.6 (69.1) |
14.6 (58.3) |
11.4 (52.5) |
19.9 (67.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.1 (43.0) |
7.0 (44.6) |
9.9 (49.8) |
12.6 (54.7) |
16.7 (62.1) |
20.6 (69.1) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.3 (73.9) |
19.4 (66.9) |
15.4 (59.7) |
10.0 (50.0) |
6.8 (44.2) |
14.3 (57.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.1 (34.0) |
1.6 (34.9) |
4.1 (39.4) |
6.8 (44.2) |
10.6 (51.1) |
14.3 (57.7) |
17.0 (62.6) |
16.8 (62.2) |
13.5 (56.3) |
10.2 (50.4) |
5.3 (41.5) |
2.2 (36.0) |
8.6 (47.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 50.9 (2.00) |
34.7 (1.37) |
35.7 (1.41) |
58.3 (2.30) |
48.9 (1.93) |
26.3 (1.04) |
10.6 (0.42) |
33.7 (1.33) |
78.2 (3.08) |
84.9 (3.34) |
67.0 (2.64) |
50.7 (2.00) |
579.9 (22.83) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 6.3 | 5.2 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 4.8 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 56.5 |
| Source: Meteorological data for Salon-de-Provence - 59m altitude, from 1981 to 2010 January 2015 | |||||||||||||
History
Middle Ages
From the 12th to the 15th century the priory of Saint-Pierre de Canon belonged to the Abbey of Saint-André Villeneuve-lès-Avignon.[8]
Arimondus of Auronis, squire, was Lord of Aurons. He was descended from an old family of knights that participated in the Pélissanne campaign in the 12th and 13th centuries.[9] He must be differentiated from Squire Raymond d'Aurons, co-lord of Rognonas, who was a member of the family of Rostaing de Auronis, a squire attested in 1345,[10] and the noble Pierre de Auronis, co-lord of Aurons, who ceded his manorial rights to Arimondus in court in 1322.[11] He was the son of Hugues de Auronis, the co-lord of Aurons, and had property in Pélissanne where he owned Montmajour Abbey. Aimondus had a son, Pierre de Auronis, alias "Luperiis".[12]".
The death of Queen Joanna I of Naples created a crisis of succession for the County of Provence with the cities of the Union of Aix (1382-1387) supporting Charles de Duras against Louis I of Anjou. The Lord of Aurons, Raymond, rallied to the Angevins in 1385 after the death of Louis I.[13]
French Revolution
A Revolutionary Surveillance Committee was established in Aurons in 1793. It could not recruit the twelve members required by the decree of the National Convention and has several simple peasants and illiterates as members. This institution was a mark of the height of democracy of the Revolution. Illiterate members took part in the debates and in turn occupied the post of president. The committee, who were in charge of monitoring the implementation of laws and making lists of suspects, said there were no suspects in the town which was only populated by farmers.[14]
Heraldry
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Blazon: Party per fesse, 1 of Gules with an Ox of Or horned the same; 2 of Argent with a bend sinister of Vert.
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Administration
List of Successive Mayors[15]
| From | To | Name | Party | Position |
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| 1960 | 2008 | Maurice Merendol | PS | |
| 2008 | 2014 | Robert Coste | ||
| 2014 | 2020 | André Bertero |
(Not all data is known)
Demography
In 2010 the commune had 361 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known from the population censuses conducted in the commune since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of communes with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger towns that have a sample survey every year.[Note 1]
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Culture and heritage
Civil heritage
The commune has many buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
- A Farmhouse (1) (16th century)
[16] - A Farmhouse (2) (17th century)[17]
- A Lavoir (Public laundry) (1887)[18]
- A House on Grande Rue[19]
- An Olive Oil Mill (18th century)[20]
- Aurons Village[21]
- A Farmhouse at La Reinaude (16th century)[22]
- A Farmhouse at Petit Sonailler (1651)[23]
- A Farmhouse at La Giraude (19th century)[24]
- A Farmhouse at Grand Sonailler (18th century)[25]
- A Sheep Shed at Vallon de Jeanette (18th century)[26]
- A Sheep Shed at La Grand Font (18th century)[27]
- A Fortified Chateau at Le Castellas (9th century)[28]
- Le Chateau (destroyed) (19th century)[29]
- A Megalith (Prehistoric)[30]
- A Lavoir (Public laundry) at Vallon de Léoure (destroyed)[31]
Religious heritage
The commune has several religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
- A Presbytery (17th century)[32]
- The Monastery Saint-Pierre (13th century)[33]
- The Chapel Saint-Martin (13th century)[34]
- The Parish Church (17th century)[35]
- A Monumental Cross at La Grand Fond (19th century)[36]
- A Monumental Cross at l'Arénier (19th century)[37]
See also
External links
- Aurons official website Template:Fr icon
- Massif des Costes website Template:Fr icon
- Aurons on the old IGN website[permanent dead link] Template:Fr icon
- Aurons on Lion1906
- Aurons on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website Template:Fr icon
- Aurons on the 1750 Cassini Map
- Aurons on the INSEE website Template:Fr icon
- INSEE Template:Fr icon
Notes and references
Notes
- ^ At the beginning of the 21st century, the methods of identification have been modified by Law No. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002 Archived 6 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, the so-called "law of local democracy" and in particular Title V "census operations" allows, after a transitional period running from 2004 to 2008, the annual publication of the legal population of the different French administrative districts. For communes with a population greater than 10,000 inhabitants, a sample survey is conducted annually, the entire territory of these communes is taken into account at the end of the period of five years. The first "legal population" after 1999 under this new law came into force on 1 January 2009 and was based on the census of 2006.
References
- ^ Inhabitants of Bouches-du-Rhône Template:Fr icon
- ^ Aureille in the Competition for Towns and Villages in Bloom Archived December 10, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Template:Fr icon
- ^ Libébus website Template:Fr icon
- ^ a b c Google Maps
- ^ Seismicity of Bouches-du-Rhône Template:Fr icon
- ^ Paris, Nice, Strasbourg, Brest
- ^ Data from the Station at Salon-de-Provence, sources:Salon-de-Provence
- ^ Guy Barruol, Michèle Bois, Yann Codou, Marie-Pierre Estienne, and Élizabeth Sauze, "List of religious entities related to the Abbey of Saint-André from the 10th to the 13th century", in Guy Barruol, Roseline Bacon, and Alain Gérard (directors of publication), The Abbey of Saint-André de Villeneuve-lès-Avignon, history, archaeology, influence, Inter-regional discussions in 1999 on the one thousand year anniversary of the founding of the Abbey Saint-André de Villeneuve-lès-Avignon, Éd. Alpes de Lumières, Cahiers de Salagon No. 4, Mane, 2001, 448 p. ISSN 1254-9371, ISBN 2-906162-54-X, p. 214 Template:Fr icon
- ^ Coulet, Aix, p. 182-183 Template:Fr icon
- ^ Coulet, directory, p. 5 Template:Fr icon
- ^ AD of series 13, B459, parchment, 22 February 1322
- ^ AD of series 13, B566, parchment Template:Fr icon
- ^ Geneviève Xhayet, Supporters and adversaries of Louis of Anjou during the war with the Union of Aix Archived July 23, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, Historic Provence, Fédération historique de Provence, volume 40, No. 162, "Author of the war of the Union of Aix", 1990, p. 412 (note 55) Template:Fr icon
- ^ Jacques Guilhaumou and Martine Lapied, Peasants and politics under the French Revolution from the dossiers of the Surveillance Committees of Bouches-du-Rhône, Rives nord-méditerranéennes, May 2000 Template:Fr icon
- ^ List of Mayors of France Template:Fr icon
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA13000076 Farmhouse 1 Template:Fr icon
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA13000081 Farmhouse 2 Template:Fr icon
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA13000058 Lavoir Template:Fr icon
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA13000080 House on Grande Rue Template:Fr icon
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA13000079 Olive Oil Mill Template:Fr icon
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA13000439 Aurons Village Template:Fr icon
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA13000090 Farmhouse at La Reinaude Template:Fr icon
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA13000089 Farmhouse at Petit Sonailler Template:Fr icon
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA13000088 Farmhouse at La Giraude Template:Fr icon
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA13000087 Farmhouse at Grand Sonailler Template:Fr icon
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA13000086 Sheep Shed at Vallon de Jeanette Template:Fr icon
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA13000085 Sheep Shed at La Grand Font Template:Fr icon
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA13000082 Fortified Chateau at Le Castellas Template:Fr icon
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA13000077 Le Chateau (destroyed) Template:Fr icon
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA13000059 Megalith Template:Fr icon
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA13000057 Lavoir at Vallon de Léoure Template:Fr icon
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA13000078 Presbytery Template:Fr icon
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA13000091 Monastery Saint-Pierre Template:Fr icon
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA13000084 Chapel Saint-Martin Template:Fr icon
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA13000083 Parish Church Template:Fr icon
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA13000056 Monumental Cross at La Grand Fond Template:Fr icon
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA13000055 Monumental Cross at l'Arénier Template:Fr icon
