Boulbon

Boulbon is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. The Baroque composer and serpent player Guillaume Poitevin (1646–1706) was born in Boulbon.

Boulbon
Commune
Partial view of Boulbon with Saint-Marcellin Chapel
Coat of arms
Location of Boulbon
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Coordinates: 43°51′48″N 4°41′39″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Bouches-du-Rhône
Arrondissement	Arles
Canton	Châteaurenard
Intercommunality	CA Arles-Crau-Camargue-Montagnette
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Rolland Roche
Area ^1	19.33 km^2 (7.46 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	1,506
• Density	78/km^2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	13017 /13150
Elevation	10–165 m (33–541 ft) (avg. 51 m or 167 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	850	—
1800	989	+16.4%
1806	1,008	+1.9%
1821	985	−2.3%
1831	1,041	+5.7%
1836	1,110	+6.6%
1841	1,171	+5.5%
1846	1,261	+7.7%
1851	1,236	−2.0%
1856	1,240	+0.3%
1861	1,268	+2.3%
1866	1,227	−3.2%
1872	1,207	−1.6%
1876	1,121	−7.1%
1881	1,112	−0.8%
1886	1,073	−3.5%
1891	1,026	−4.4%
1896	1,015	−1.1%
1901	1,011	−0.4%
1906	1,041	+3.0%
1911	1,020	−2.0%
1921	901	−11.7%
1926	961	+6.7%
1931	922	−4.1%
1936	912	−1.1%
1946	875	−4.1%
1954	863	−1.4%
1962	867	+0.5%
1968	935	+7.8%
1975	836	−10.6%
1982	1,042	+24.6%
1990	1,329	+27.5%
1999	1,510	+13.6%
2008	1,538	+1.9%

See also

• Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department

References

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