La Barben
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La Barben | ||
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Château de La Barben | ||
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La Barben | ||
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region La Barben | ||
Coordinates: 43°37′51″N 5°10′38″E / 43.6308°N 5.1772°ECoordinates: 43°37′51″N 5°10′38″E / 43.6308°N 5.1772°E | ||
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 (2008–2014) | 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 | ||
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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% |
See also
References
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