Coudoux
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Commune of Coudoux |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Bouches-du-Rhône |
| Arrondissement | Aix-en-Provence |
| Canton | Pélissanne |
| Intercommunality | Pays d'Aix |
| Mayor | Alain Bobille-Vaucher (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 40 m–277 m (avg. 103 m) |
| Land area¹ | 12.65 km² |
| Population² (2003) |
3,469 |
| - Density | 274/km² (2003) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 13118/ 13111 |
| 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. | |
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Coudoux is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône département in southern France.
[edit] Location
It is 17 km away from Aix-en-Provence, 20 km away from Salon-de-Provence, and nearly 40 km away from Marseille. As for villages, it is 3 km away from Velaux, 4 km away from La Fare-les-Oliviers, 5 km away from Ventabren and about 10 km away from Eguilles.
[edit] History
As early as the 16th century, there were two hamlets, "Petit Coudoux" (Small Coudoux) and "Grand Coudoux" (Big Coudoux). However, these were affiliated to Ventabren and it was only in 1950 that Coudoux was made a village in its own right.
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