Éguilles

Coordinates: 43°34′10″N 5°21′17″E / 43.5694°N 5.3547°E / 43.5694; 5.3547
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Éguilles
Town hall of Éguilles
Town hall of Éguilles
Coat of arms of Éguilles
Location of Éguilles
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Éguilles is located in France
Éguilles
Éguilles
Éguilles is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Éguilles
Éguilles
Coordinates: 43°34′10″N 5°21′17″E / 43.5694°N 5.3547°E / 43.5694; 5.3547
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentBouches-du-Rhône
ArrondissementAix-en-Provence
CantonPélissanne
IntercommunalityAix-Marseille-Provence
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Robert Dagorne[1]
Area
1
34.07 km2 (13.15 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
8,220
 • Density240/km2 (620/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
13032 /13510
Elevation140–315 m (459–1,033 ft)
(avg. 250 m or 820 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Éguilles (French pronunciation: [eɡɥij]; Occitan: Agulha [aˈɣyʎɔ, aˈɡyjɔ])[3] is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. It is halfway between Saint-Cannat and Aix-en-Provence.

History[edit]

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.[4]

In the 16th century, there were attacks from Aix-en-Provence and Les Baux-de-Provence, and the Castle was destroyed.[4] In 1790 there were 180 inhabitants, mostly shepherds.[4]

In the 19th century many inhabitants left owing to the Industrial Revolution.[4] By 1936 there were only 730 inhabitants.[4]

Population[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 2,561—    
1800 2,500−0.34%
1806 2,594+0.62%
1821 2,442−0.40%
1831 2,280−0.68%
1836 2,168−1.00%
1841 1,970−1.90%
1846 1,885−0.88%
1851 1,766−1.30%
1856 1,758−0.09%
1861 1,780+0.25%
1866 1,704−0.87%
1872 1,551−1.56%
1876 1,343−3.54%
1881 1,143−3.17%
1886 946−3.71%
1891 895−1.10%
1896 966+1.54%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 853−2.46%
1906 881+0.65%
1911 843−0.88%
1921 708−1.73%
1926 763+1.51%
1931 758−0.13%
1936 728−0.80%
1946 777+0.65%
1954 827+0.78%
1962 1,181+4.55%
1968 2,016+9.32%
1975 3,033+6.01%
1982 4,473+5.71%
1990 5,950+3.63%
1999 7,127+2.03%
2007 7,544+0.71%
2012 7,453−0.24%
2017 7,856+1.06%
Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE (1968-2017)[6]

Personalities[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ The most probable Occitan name is Agulha but, according to other sources, it may be Aguilha.
  4. ^ a b c d e Eguilles Village France Provence Bouches du Rhone 13
  5. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Éguilles, EHESS (in French).
  6. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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