Gréasque

Gréasque

Headframe of the Hély d'Oissel coal mine, registered as an historic monument in 1989

Coat of arms
Gréasque

Coordinates: 43°25′50″N 5°32′21″E / 43.4306°N 5.5392°ECoordinates: 43°25′50″N 5°32′21″E / 43.4306°N 5.5392°E
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Bouches-du-Rhône
Arrondissement Marseille
Canton Roquevaire
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Suzanne Maurel-Chordi
Area1 6.15 km2 (2.37 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 3,948
 • Density 640/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 13046 / 13850
Dialling codes 0442
Elevation 276–385 m (906–1,263 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.

Gréasque is a commune northeast of Marseille in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern France. It was traditionally a mining town.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793202—    
1800209+3.5%
1806240+14.8%
1821259+7.9%
1831310+19.7%
1836298−3.9%
1841371+24.5%
1846402+8.4%
1851466+15.9%
1856485+4.1%
1861557+14.8%
1866685+23.0%
1872802+17.1%
1876854+6.5%
1881903+5.7%
1886831−8.0%
1891821−1.2%
1896775−5.6%
1901815+5.2%
1906792−2.8%
1911849+7.2%
19211,172+38.0%
19261,806+54.1%
19311,898+5.1%
19361,671−12.0%
19461,742+4.2%
19542,053+17.9%
19622,073+1.0%
19682,309+11.4%
19752,439+5.6%
19822,674+9.6%
19903,081+15.2%
19993,576+16.1%
20083,948+10.4%

The inhabitants are called Gréasquéens.

See also

References

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