La Barben

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La Barben
Château de La Barben

Coat of arms
La Barben
Coordinates: 43°37′51″N 5°10′38″E / 43.6308°N 5.1772°E / 43.6308; 5.1772Coordinates: 43°37′51″N 5°10′38″E / 43.6308°N 5.1772°E / 43.6308; 5.1772
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Bouches-du-Rhône
Arrondissement Aix-en-Provence
Canton Pélissanne
Intercommunality Salon-Étang de Berre-Durance
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Christophe Amalric
Area
  Land1 22.85 km2 (8.82 sq mi)
Population (2008)
  Population2 703
  Population2 Density 31/km2 (80/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 13009 / 13330
Elevation 87–204 m (285–669 ft)
(avg. 114 m or 374 ft)

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.

La Barben is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. Its residents are called Barbenais by other French residents.

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

Population

Historical population
Year Pop.  ±%  
1793 316    
1800 496+57.0%
1806 383−22.8%
1821 385+0.5%
1831 330−14.3%
1836 304−7.9%
1841 325+6.9%
1846 359+10.5%
1851 348−3.1%
1856 324−6.9%
1861 316−2.5%
1866 329+4.1%
1872 294−10.6%
1876 310+5.4%
1881 306−1.3%
1886 311+1.6%
1891 275−11.6%
1896 269−2.2%
1901 283+5.2%
1906 282−0.4%
1911 231−18.1%
1921 212−8.2%
1926 192−9.4%
1931 192+0.0%
1936 196+2.1%
1946 207+5.6%
1954 224+8.2%
1962 259+15.6%
1968 315+21.6%
1975 350+11.1%
1982 420+20.0%
1990 500+19.0%
1999 555+11.0%
2008 703+26.7%

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