Trets

Trets

Montagne Sainte-Victoire and vineyards, seen from the slope south of Trets
Trets
Administration
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Bouches-du-Rhône
Arrondissement Aix-en-Provence
Canton Trets
Intercommunality Pays d'Aix
Mayor Jean-Claude Feraud
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 217–810 m (712–2,660 ft)
(avg. 249 m/817 ft)
Land area1 70.31 km2 (27.15 sq mi)
Population2 10,239  (2008)
 - Density 146 /km2 (380 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 13110/ 13530
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Trets is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.

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Population

Historical population of Trets
Year 1793 1800 1806 1821 1831 1836 1841 1846 1851 1856
Population 2650 2717 2483 2634 3014 3010 3039 3028 2656 2890
Year 1861 1866 1872 1876 1881 1886 1891 1896 1901 1906
Population 2910 2859 2794 3285 2986 2821 2595 2518 2722 2710
Year 1911 1921 1926 1931 1936 1946 1954 1962 1968 1975
Population 2659 2712 2965 2903 2624 2553 2640 2957 3250 3674
Year 1982 1990 1999 2008
Population 4735 7900 9314 10,396

Events

Trets hosts the SGI (Soka Gakkai International) European Cultural Center; every year many members of the SGI from all over Europe go there to attend courses with the aim of deepening their understanding of the Buddhism of Nichiren Daishonin.

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