Ventabren

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{{short description|Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France}}

{{Expand French|topic=geo|date=December 2008|Ventabren}}

{{Infobox French commune

|name = Ventabren

|commune status = Commune

|image = Ventabren village.jpg

|caption = A view of the town of Ventabren

|image coat of arms = Blason de la ville de Ventabren (13).svg

|arrondissement = Aix-en-Provence

|canton = Berre-l'Étang

|INSEE = 13114

|postal code = 13122

|mayor = Frédéric Vigouroux{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=13 September 2022|language=fr}}

|term = 2022–2026

|intercommunality = Aix-Marseille-Provence

|coordinates = {{coord|43.538|5.2931|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m = 238

|elevation min m = 59

|elevation max m = 286

|area km2 = 28.5

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

}}

Ventabren ({{IPA|fr|vɛ̃tabʁɛ̃}}) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southern France.

Geography

The historical village of Ventabren is close to Aix-en-Provence (to the east), {{convert|6|km|mi|abbr=on}} away from Coudoux and Velaux to the west.

History

The village dates back to 920–940 AD, when Guillaume I, Count of Provence, had a castle built there.

In 1851 the village comprised 327 houses. Six years later, a railway was built.

The 393-metre long Roquefavour Aqueduct (Aqueduc de Roquefavour), located on the territory of the commune, was built from 1842 to 1847 to convey water from the Durance to Marseille, as part of the Canal de Marseille. It is the world's largest stone aqueduct.

Demographics

{{Historical populations

|align = none

|cols = 2

|percentages = pagr

|source = EHESS{{Cassini-Ehess|39314|Ventabren }} and INSEE (1968–2020)[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/7633058?geo=COM-13114#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

|1793 |1678

|1800 |960

|1806 |1301

|1821 |1408

|1831 |1357

|1836 |1309

|1841 |1600

|1846 |1844

|1851 |1245

|1856 |1290

|1861 |1301

|1866 |1151

|1872 |1130

|1876 |1121

|1881 |1075

|1886 |1015

|1891 |1019

|1896 |1011

|1901 |985

|1906 |988

|1911 |889

|1921 |951

|1926 |896

|1931 |832

|1936 |787

|1946 |889

|1954 |509

|1962 |603

|1968 |934

|1975 |1537

|1982 |2717

|1990 |3742

|1999 |4552

|2009 |4674

|2014 |5067

|2020 |5381

}}

See also

References

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