Meyrargues

Meyrargues
Commune
The main street of Meyrargues
Coat of arms
Location of Meyrargues
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Coordinates: 43°38′11″N 5°31′45″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Bouches-du-Rhône
Arrondissement	Aix-en-Provence
Canton	Trets
Intercommunality	Aix-Marseille-Provence
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Fabrice Poussardin
Area 1	41.67 km2 (16.09 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	3,830
• Density	92/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	13059 /13650
Elevation	186–554 m (610–1,818 ft) (avg. 206 m or 676 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Meyrargues (French pronunciation: [meʁaʁg]; Occitan: Mairarga) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 892 —     1800 829 −1.04% 1806 929 +1.92% 1821 962 +0.23% 1831 1,009 +0.48% 1836 1,030 +0.41% 1841 1,035 +0.10% 1846 1,125 +1.68% 1851 1,098 −0.48% 1856 1,020 −1.46% 1861 1,143 +2.30% 1866 1,354 +3.45% 1872 1,296 −0.73% 1876 1,117 −3.65% 1881 967 −2.84% 1886 880 −1.87% 1891 939 +1.31% 1896 1,005 +1.37%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 1,021 +0.32% 1906 953 −1.37% 1911 853 −2.19% 1921 772 −0.99% 1926 826 +1.36% 1931 879 +1.25% 1936 810 −1.62% 1946 935 +1.45% 1954 1,020 +1.09% 1962 1,525 +5.16% 1968 2,196 +6.27% 1975 2,222 +0.17% 1982 2,406 +1.14% 1990 2,814 +1.98% 1999 3,282 +1.72% 2007 3,480 +0.73% 2012 3,704 +1.26% 2017 3,804 +0.53%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

Personalities

• Writer Joseph d'Arbaud was born in Meyrargues.
• Raouia Rouabhia - Algerian international volleyball player

See also

• Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department