Belcodène

Belcodène is a commune situated east of Marseille in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern France. There is a beautiful cohabitation between the horses and the humans. A peaceful and quiet agreement between the two parts can be observed.

Belcodène
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Belcodène
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Coordinates: 43°25′38″N 5°35′22″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Bouches-du-Rhône
Arrondissement	Marseille
Canton	Allauch
Intercommunality	Aix-Marseille-Provence
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Patrick Pin
Area ^1	12.97 km^2 (5.01 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	1,898
• Density	150/km^2 (380/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	13013 /13720
Dialling codes	0442
Elevation	297–450 m (974–1,476 ft) (avg. 425 m or 1,394 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 114 —     1800 144 +26.3% 1806 135 −6.2% 1821 174 +28.9% 1831 174 +0.0% 1836 172 −1.1% 1841 192 +11.6% 1846 185 −3.6% 1851 173 −6.5% 1856 214 +23.7% 1861 228 +6.5% 1866 234 +2.6% 1872 196 −16.2% 1876 210 +7.1% 1881 195 −7.1% 1886 185 −5.1% 1891 184 −0.5%

Year Pop. ±% 1896 186 +1.1% 1901 189 +1.6% 1906 190 +0.5% 1911 171 −10.0% 1921 183 +7.0% 1926 194 +6.0% 1931 131 −32.5% 1936 127 −3.1% 1946 134 +5.5% 1954 141 +5.2% 1962 131 −7.1% 1968 195 +48.9% 1975 327 +67.7% 1982 542 +65.7% 1990 865 +59.6% 1999 1,436 +66.0% 2008 1,743 +21.4%

Its inhabitants are called Belcodénois.

See also

• Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

External links

• (in French) Official town website