Éguilles
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Town hall of Éguilles | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Éguilles | |
Éguilles Éguilles | |
| Coordinates: 43°34′10″N 5°21′17″E / 43.5694°N 5.3547°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Bouches-du-Rhône |
| Arrondissement | Aix-en-Provence |
| Canton | Pélissanne |
| Intercommunality | Aix-Marseille-Provence |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Robert Dagorne[1] |
Area 1 | 34.07 km2 (13.15 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 8,479 |
| • Density | 248.9/km2 (644.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 13032 /13510 |
| Elevation | 140–315 m (459–1,033 ft) (avg. 250 m or 820 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Éguilles (French pronunciation: [eɡɥij]; Occitan: Agulha [aˈɣyʎɔ, aˈɡyjɔ])[3] is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. It is halfway between Saint-Cannat and Aix-en-Provence.
History
Tracks of an early settlement dating back to the 3rd century BC have been found. However, it appears that in 124BC those tracks were destroyed.[4]
In the 16th century, there were attacks from Aix-en-Provence and Les Baux-de-Provence, and the Castle was destroyed.[4] In 1790 there were 180 inhabitants, mostly shepherds.[4]
In the 19th century many inhabitants left owing to the Industrial Revolution.[4] By 1936 there were only 730 inhabitants.[4]
Population
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Personalities
- Jean Joseph Marius Diouloufet, Provençal writer, was born in Eguilles on 19 September 1771.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ The most probable Occitan name is Agulha but, according to other sources, it may be Aguilha.
- ^ a b c d e Eguilles Village France Provence Bouches du Rhone 13
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Éguilles, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
External links
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