Éguilles
| Éguilles | ||
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Town hall of Éguilles | ||
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  Éguilles | ||
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Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region  Éguilles | ||
| Coordinates: 43°34′10″N 5°21′17″E / 43.5694°N 5.3547°ECoordinates: 43°34′10″N 5°21′17″E / 43.5694°N 5.3547°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
| Department | Bouches-du-Rhône | |
| Arrondissement | Aix-en-Provence | |
| Canton | Aix-en-Provence-Sud-Ouest | |
| Intercommunality | Pays d'Aix | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Robert Dagorne | |
| Area1 | 34.07 km2 (13.15 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 7,604 | |
| • Density | 220/km2 (580/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 13032 / 13510 | |
| Elevation |
140–315 m (459–1,033 ft) (avg. 250 m or 820 ft) | |
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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. | ||
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Éguilles (French pronunciation: [eɡɥij]; Occitan: Agulha [aˈɣyʎɔ, aˈɡyjɔ])[1] is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. It is halfway between Saint-Cannat and Aix-en-Provence.
History
Tracks of an early settlement dating back to the 3rd century BC have been found. However, it appears that in 124BC those tracks were destroyed.[2]
In the 16th century, there were attacks from Aix-en-Provence and Les Baux-de-Provence, and the Castle was destroyed.[2] In 1790 there were 180 inhabitants, mostly shepherds.[2]
In the 19th century many inhabitants left owing to the Industrial Revolution.[2] By 1936 there were only 730 inhabitants.[2]
Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 2,561 | — |
| 1800 | 2,500 | −2.4% |
| 1806 | 2,594 | +3.8% |
| 1821 | 2,442 | −5.9% |
| 1831 | 2,280 | −6.6% |
| 1836 | 2,168 | −4.9% |
| 1841 | 1,970 | −9.1% |
| 1846 | 1,885 | −4.3% |
| 1851 | 1,766 | −6.3% |
| 1856 | 1,758 | −0.5% |
| 1861 | 1,780 | +1.3% |
| 1866 | 1,704 | −4.3% |
| 1872 | 1,551 | −9.0% |
| 1876 | 1,343 | −13.4% |
| 1881 | 1,143 | −14.9% |
| 1886 | 946 | −17.2% |
| 1891 | 895 | −5.4% |
| 1896 | 966 | +7.9% |
| 1901 | 853 | −11.7% |
| 1906 | 881 | +3.3% |
| 1911 | 843 | −4.3% |
| 1921 | 708 | −16.0% |
| 1926 | 763 | +7.8% |
| 1931 | 758 | −0.7% |
| 1936 | 728 | −4.0% |
| 1946 | 777 | +6.7% |
| 1954 | 827 | +6.4% |
| 1962 | 1,181 | +42.8% |
| 1968 | 2,016 | +70.7% |
| 1975 | 3,033 | +50.4% |
| 1982 | 4,473 | +47.5% |
| 1990 | 5,950 | +33.0% |
| 1999 | 7,127 | +19.8% |
| 2008 | 7,604 | +6.7% |
Climate
The table below shows temperature and precipitation levels for 1971-2000 :
| Month | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | Year |
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| Maximum Temperatures (°C) | 11,2 | 12,6 | 15,3 | 17,7 | 22,2 | 26,1 | 29,5 | 29,2 | 25,3 | 20,3 | 14,7 | 12,0 | 19,7 |
| Average Temperatures (°C) | 7,1 | 8,3 | 10,7 | 13,1 | 17,4 | 21,1 | 24,1 | 24,0 | 20,4 | 16,0 | 10,8 | 8,1 | 15.1 |
| Minimum Temperatures (°C) | 3,0 | 3,9 | 6,0 | 8,5 | 12,6 | 16,0 | 18,7 | 18,7 | 15,5 | 11,6 | 6,8 | 4,1 | 10,5 |
| Precipitation (hauteur en mm) | 54 | 44 | 40 | 58 | 41 | 25 | 13 | 31 | 61 | 85 | 51 | 52 | 554,5 |
| Source: Météo France / Station de Marignane | |||||||||||||
Personalities
- Joseph Marius Diouloufet, Provençal writer, was born in Eguilles on 19 September 1771.
See also
References
External links
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