La Barben

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Coordinates: 43°37′51″N 5°10′38″E / 43.6308333333, 5.17722222222

Commune of La Barben

Château de La Barben

Location
La Barben (France)
La Barben
Administration
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Bouches-du-Rhône
Arrondissement Aix-en-Provence
Canton Pélissanne
Intercommunality Salon-Étang de Berre-Durance
Mayor Alain Ruault
(2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation 87 m–204 m
(avg. 114 m)
Land area¹ 22,85 km²
Population²
(1999)
555
 - Density 24/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 13009/ 13330
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.
France

La Barben is a town and commune of the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.

[edit] Overview

The town is perhaps best known for its castle and its zoo[1].

[edit] References

  1. ^ Official website for the zoo
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