Rognac

Coordinates: 43°29′19″N 5°13′59″E / 43.4886°N 5.2331°E / 43.4886; 5.2331
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Rognac
Ronhac (Occitan)
Marianne fountain in the town centre
Marianne fountain in the town centre
Coat of arms of Rognac
Location of Rognac
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Rognac is located in France
Rognac
Rognac
Rognac is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Rognac
Rognac
Coordinates: 43°29′19″N 5°13′59″E / 43.4886°N 5.2331°E / 43.4886; 5.2331
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentBouches-du-Rhône
ArrondissementIstres
CantonBerre-l'Étang
IntercommunalityAix-Marseille-Provence
Government
 • Mayor (2021–2026) Sylvie Miceli-Houdais[1]
Area
1
17.46 km2 (6.74 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
12,175
 • Density700/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
13081 /13340
Elevation0–271 m (0–889 ft)
(avg. 15 m or 49 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Rognac (French pronunciation: [ʁɔɲak]; Occitan: Ronhac) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southern France. Located to the east of the Étang de Berre, north of Marseille Provence Airport, it is part of the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis.

Transport[edit]

Rognac is served by the Rognac TER PACA railway station, on both the Paris–Marseille railway and Rognac–Aix-en-Provence freight railway.

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 511—    
1800 558+1.26%
1806 555−0.09%
1821 637+0.92%
1831 555−1.37%
1836 625+2.40%
1841 220−18.85%
1846 570+20.97%
1851 748+5.59%
1856 789+1.07%
1861 873+2.04%
1866 873+0.00%
1872 840−0.64%
1876 842+0.06%
1881 683−4.10%
1886 678−0.15%
1891 653−0.75%
1896 722+2.03%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 741+0.52%
1906 769+0.74%
1911 763−0.16%
1921 958+2.30%
1926 1,165+3.99%
1931 1,395+3.67%
1936 1,614+2.96%
1946 2,008+2.21%
1954 2,696+3.75%
1962 3,590+3.64%
1968 4,270+2.93%
1975 5,105+2.58%
1982 9,330+9.00%
1990 11,099+2.19%
1999 11,631+0.52%
2009 11,931+0.25%
2014 11,830−0.17%
2020 12,136+0.43%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968–2020)[4]

International relations[edit]

Rognac is twinned with:

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Rognac, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE