Venelles
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Commune of Venelles |
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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 | Aix-en-Provence-Nord-Est |
| Intercommunality | Pays d'Aix |
| Mayor | Jean-Pierre Saez (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 254 m–442 m (avg. 409 m) |
| Land area¹ | 20,54 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
7537 |
| - Density | 366/km² |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 13113/ 13770 |
| 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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Venelles is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône département in southern France.
[edit] Location
It is close to Aix-en-Provence.
[edit] History
In 15BC, there was a Roman settlement there. It was then destroyed by the Lombards in 574 AD, and again in the 11th century by the Saracens.
In the 15th century, the land was finally re-settled.
In 1530 there were 7 houses; by 1728, 30; in 1765, 124, and in 1820, 211.
In 1865 a railway was built, followed by a school in 1882.
On 11 June 1909, at 9p.m. an earthquake destroyed many houses.
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