Saint-Paul-lès-Durance
Saint-Paul-lès-Durance (also spelled Saint-Paul-lez-Durance) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in Provence, southern France.
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Location of Saint-Paul-lès-Durance 
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| Coordinates: 43°41′16″N 5°42′30″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 (2008–2014) | Roger Pizot |
| Area 1 | 45.81 km2 (17.69 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 871 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (49/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 13099 /13115 |
| Elevation | 230–519 m (755–1,703 ft) (avg. 254 m or 833 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The Cadarache research center for nuclear energy is located in Saint-Paul-lès-Durance and next to it the international nuclear fusion research and engineering megaproject ITER the most expensive building ever built and the largest scientific research collaboration in history.
The town was established in the 10th century[2] and has around 1,000 inhabitants, a school, a church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Aix, a 15th-century château, and a little shopping center.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 525 | — |
| 1800 | 488 | −7.0% |
| 1806 | 470 | −3.7% |
| 1821 | 430 | −8.5% |
| 1831 | 512 | +19.1% |
| 1836 | 584 | +14.1% |
| 1841 | 565 | −3.3% |
| 1846 | 540 | −4.4% |
| 1851 | 527 | −2.4% |
| 1856 | 542 | +2.8% |
| 1861 | 540 | −0.4% |
| 1866 | 467 | −13.5% |
| 1872 | 453 | −3.0% |
| 1876 | 419 | −7.5% |
| 1881 | 382 | −8.8% |
| 1886 | 394 | +3.1% |
| 1891 | 339 | −14.0% |
| 1896 | 342 | +0.9% |
| 1901 | 295 | −13.7% |
| 1906 | 273 | −7.5% |
| 1911 | 266 | −2.6% |
| 1921 | 231 | −13.2% |
| 1926 | 244 | +5.6% |
| 1931 | 226 | −7.4% |
| 1936 | 274 | +21.2% |
| 1946 | 288 | +5.1% |
| 1954 | 260 | −9.7% |
| 1962 | 866 | +233.1% |
| 1968 | 503 | −41.9% |
| 1975 | 463 | −8.0% |
| 1982 | 461 | −0.4% |
| 1990 | 643 | +39.5% |
| 1999 | 789 | +22.7% |
| 2008 | 973 | +23.3% |
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- Daniel Mouton, "Les fortifications de terre de la Provence médiévale : l’exemple du bassin de la Durance moyenne", Bastides, bories, hameaux. L’habitat dispersé en Provence, Actes des 2e journées d’histoire régionale de Mouans-Sartoux, 15 et 16 mars 1985, Mouans-Sartoux, Centre régional de documentation occitane, 1986, p. 118
External links
- Town council website (in French)
- Saint-Paul-lès-Durance on the Quid Web site (in French)
- Nearest communes of Saint-Paul-lès-Durance
- Picture of the belltower of the church of Saint-Paul-lès-Durance
- Tax information about Saint-Paul-lès-Durance
- Financial information about the commune of Saint-Paul-lès-Durance
- Weather in Saint-Paul-lès-Durance
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