Carnoux-en-Provence
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Carnoux-en-Provence | |
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Location of Carnoux-en-Provence  | |
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| Coordinates: 43°15′23″N 5°33′52″E / 43.2564°N 5.5644°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Bouches-du-Rhône |
| Arrondissement | Marseille |
| Canton | La Ciotat |
| Intercommunality | Aix-Marseille-Provence |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Pierre Giorgi |
| Area 1 | 3.45 km2 (1.33 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | 6,999 |
| • Density | 2,000/km2 (5,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 13119 /13470 |
| Dialling codes | 0491 |
| Elevation | 180–380 m (590–1,250 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Carnoux-en-Provence is a commune northeast of Marseille in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern France. It was created in 1966 from the commune of Roquefort-la-Bédoule.
Camp de Carpiagne, the garrison for the 1st-11th Cuirassier Regiment armoured (tank) regiment of the French Army is found here.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1968 | 2,207 | — |
| 1975 | 3,120 | +41.4% |
| 1982 | 5,149 | +65.0% |
| 1990 | 6,363 | +23.6% |
| 1999 | 7,042 | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 6,999 | −0.6% |
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