Roquevaire

Roquevaire (Occitan: Ròcavaira) is a commune in the Huveaune glen atween Aubagne an Auriol in the Bouches-du-Rhône depairtment in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in soothren Fraunce. Its inhabitants are cried Roquevairois.

Roquevaire
Coat airms
Roquevaire Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region Roquevaire
Coordinates: 43°21′00″N 5°36′19″E
Kintra	Fraunce
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Depairtment	Bouches-du-Rhône
Arrondissement	Marseille
Canton	Roquevaire
Intercommunality	Pays d'Aubagne et de l'Etoile
Govrenment
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Yves Mesnard
Area 1	23.83 km2 (9.20 sq mi)
Population  (2008)2	8,429
• Density	350/km2 (920/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	13086 /13360
Diallin codes	0491
Elevation	134–732 m (440–2,402 ft) (avg. 160 m or 520 ft)
1 French Laund Register data, that excludes lochs, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) an river estuaries. 2 Population withoot dooble coontin: residents o multiple communes (e.g., students an militar personnel) anerly coontit ance.

The communes o Lascours, Pont de l'etoile ad Pont de Joux are attached tae Roquevaire an aw. The main attraction is the organ in the St Vincent Kirk which is the lairgest organ in Fraunce. The toun featurs a internaitional organ festival in September.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	3,065	—
1800	2,711	−11.5%
1806	2,813	+3.8%
1821	2,842	+1.0%
1831	3,218	+13.2%
1836	3,120	−3.0%
1841	3,143	+0.7%
1846	3,130	−0.4%
1851	3,180	+1.6%
1856	3,175	−0.2%
1861	3,465	+9.1%
1866	3,635	+4.9%
1872	3,499	−3.7%
1876	3,558	+1.7%
1881	3,350	−5.8%
1886	3,436	+2.6%
1891	3,115	−9.3%
1896	3,012	−3.3%
1901	2,973	−1.3%
1906	3,110	+4.6%
1911	2,969	−4.5%
1921	2,600	−12.4%
1926	2,645	+1.7%
1931	2,613	−1.2%
1936	2,608	−0.2%
1946	2,521	−3.3%
1954	3,080	+22.2%
1962	3,408	+10.6%
1968	3,854	+13.1%
1975	5,042	+30.8%
1982	5,619	+11.4%
1990	7,061	+25.7%
1999	7,853	+11.2%
2008	8,429	+7.3%

See an aw

• Communes o the Bouches-du-Rhône depairtment

References

• INSEE