Vauvenargues, Bouches-du-Rhône

Vauvenargues

Vauvenargues castle

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Vauvenargues

Coordinates: 43°33′20″N 5°36′13″E / 43.5556°N 5.6036°E / 43.5556; 5.6036Coordinates: 43°33′20″N 5°36′13″E / 43.5556°N 5.6036°E / 43.5556; 5.6036
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Bouches-du-Rhône
Arrondissement Aix-en-Provence
Canton Aix-en-Provence-Nord-Est
Intercommunality Pays d'Aix
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Philippe Charrin (PR)
Area1 54.31 km2 (20.97 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 921
 • Density 17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 13111 / 13126
Elevation 346–1,016 m (1,135–3,333 ft)
(avg. 458 m or 1,503 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.

Vauvenargues is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. It is close to Aix-en-Provence and the Montagne Sainte-Victoire.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793515—    
1800448−13.0%
1806502+12.1%
1821525+4.6%
1831512−2.5%
1836574+12.1%
1841546−4.9%
1846518−5.1%
1851514−0.8%
1856426−17.1%
1861429+0.7%
1866425−0.9%
1872415−2.4%
1876386−7.0%
1881351−9.1%
1886326−7.1%
1891275−15.6%
1896252−8.4%
1901230−8.7%
1906223−3.0%
1911186−16.6%
1921204+9.7%
1926185−9.3%
1931164−11.4%
1936142−13.4%
1946161+13.4%
1954139−13.7%
1962177+27.3%
1968271+53.1%
1975412+52.0%
1982585+42.0%
1990674+15.2%
1999729+8.2%
2008921+26.3%

Chateau of Vauvenargues

The chateau in Vauvenargues stands on the site of a Roman fort which eventually was incorporated in a medieval fortress controlled by the Counts of Provence and later the Archbishops of Aix. For 250 years until the French revolution it was the seat of the de Clapiers family, who rebuilt the chateau in its present form and on whom Louis XV bestowed the title Marquis of Vauvernagues. For 150 years after that it was occupied by the d'Isoard family. In the mid-twentieth century its connection with French nobility lapsed. It was eventually bought in 1958 by Pablo Picasso, who was resident until 1962. Picasso and his wife Jacqueline are buried in the forecourt of the chateau, which is still the private property of the Picasso family.

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