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.
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  Roquevaire Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region  Roquevaire | |
| Coordinates: 43°21′00″N 5°36′19″E / 43.35°N 5.6053°ECoordinates: 43°21′00″N 5°36′19″E / 43.35°N 5.6053°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 eedit
| Historical population | ||
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| 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% |
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References eedit
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