Roquefort-la-Bédoule
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Commune of Roquefort-la-Bédoule |
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Location | ||
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Time Zone | CET (GMT +1) | |
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Administration | ||
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Country | France | |
Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
Department | Bouches-du-Rhône | |
Arrondissement | Marseille | |
Canton | Aubagne-Est | |
Intercommunality | Marseille Provence Métropole | |
Mayor | Francis Giraud (UMP) (since 1983) |
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Statistics | ||
Elevation | 158 m–567 m (avg. 276 m) |
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Land area¹ | 31.15 km² | |
Population² (1999) |
4,733 | |
- Density | 151/km² (1999) | |
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INSEE/Postal code | 13085/ 13830 | |
Dialling code | 0491 | |
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. | ||
Roquefort-la-Bédoule is a commune in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of France. Its inhabitants are called Bédoulens.
[edit] Geography
It is situated north of Cassis, Ceyreste and La Cadière-d'Azur, but south of Aubagne, Gémenos and Cuges-les-Pins and east of Carnoux-en-Provence and west of Castellet.
[edit] History
It was founded during the 7th century.