Carnoux-en-Provence

Carnoux-en-Provence is a commune located 16.4 km (10.2 mi) from the northeast of Marseille in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern France. It was created in 1966 from the commune of Roquefort-la-Bédoule.

Carnoux-en-Provence
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Carnoux-en-Provence
Carnoux-en-Provence
Carnoux-en-Provence
Coordinates: 43°15′23″N 5°33′52″E
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentBouches-du-Rhône
ArrondissementMarseille
CantonLa Ciotat
IntercommunalityAix-Marseille-Provence
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean-Pierre Giorgi
Area
1
3.45 km2 (1.33 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
6,600
 • Density1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
13119 /13470
Dialling codes0491
Elevation180–380 m (590–1,250 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Camp de Carpiagne, the garrison for the 1st-11th Cuirassier Regiment armoured (tank) regiment of the French Army is found here.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
19682,207—    
19753,120+41.4%
19825,149+65.0%
19906,363+23.6%
19997,042+10.7%
20086,999−0.6%
20166,546−6.5%

Geography

Situation

Carnoux-en-Provence is situated to the east of Marseille, with Aubagne to the north and Cassis to the south, with hills to the east extending to the massif de Saint-Cyr.

Climat

Carnoux benefits from a mediterranean weather.

Adjacent Cities

History

In 1957, French citizens repatriated from Maroc created the city of Carnoux on the land of Roquefort-la-Bédoule, where those repatriated from Algery were welcomed from 1962.[2]

In 1966, the city of Carnoux-en-Provence is officially created, becoming the 119th city of the Bouches-du-Rhône.[3] The city's urbanism and municipality are developed by French architect Jean Rozan (1887-1977).

Politics

List of city mayors
Liste des maires successifs[4]
StartEndNameParty
January 1967March 1971Pierre Maret
March 1971December 1977
(démission)		Adolphe Faure
January 1978March 1983Marc Laprie
March 1983March 2001Jean Chaland[5]DVD
March 2001en coursJean-Pierre GiorgiDVDRetraité

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Histoire de Carnoux
  3. Site sur la Population et les Limites Administratives de la France
  4. Discours de Jean Chaland à l'occasion des 30 ans de Carnoux-en-Provence
  5. "Jean Chaland nous a quittés". La Provence. 2014-02-14.



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