Vitrolles, Bouches-du-Rhône

Vitrolles

Sarrasine tower

Coat of arms
Vitrolles

Coordinates: 43°27′36″N 5°14′55″E / 43.46°N 5.2486°ECoordinates: 43°27′36″N 5°14′55″E / 43.46°N 5.2486°E
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Bouches-du-Rhône
Arrondissement Istres
Canton Vitrolles
Intercommunality Pays d'Aix
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Loïc Gachon
Area1 36.58 km2 (14.12 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 36,610
 • Density 1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 13117 / 13127
Elevation 0–255 m (0–837 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.

Vitrolles is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône département in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern France. It is the largest suburb of the city of Aix-en-Provence and is adjacent to its southwest side.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
17931,045—    
1800972−7.0%
18061,058+8.8%
18211,209+14.3%
18311,244+2.9%
18361,124−9.6%
18411,128+0.4%
18461,213+7.5%
18511,200−1.1%
18561,176−2.0%
18611,148−2.4%
18661,339+16.6%
18721,256−6.2%
18761,082−13.9%
18811,010−6.7%
18861,007−0.3%
1891910−9.6%
1896910+0.0%
1901892−2.0%
1906875−1.9%
1911819−6.4%
1921794−3.1%
1926812+2.3%
1931841+3.6%
1936819−2.6%
19461,293+57.9%
19542,523+95.1%
19623,366+33.4%
19685,050+50.0%
197513,413+165.6%
198222,725+69.4%
199035,397+55.8%
199936,739+3.8%
200836,610−0.4%

Administration

List of mayors of Vitrolles:

See also

References

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