Eyguières

Eyguières is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.

Eyguières
Commune
A general view of the village of Eyguières
Coat of arms
Location of Eyguières
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Coordinates: 43°41′43″N 5°01′52″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Bouches-du-Rhône
Arrondissement	Aix-en-Provence
Canton	Salon-de-Provence-1
Intercommunality	Aix-Marseille-Provence
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Henri Pons (PR)
Area ^1	68.75 km^2 (26.54 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	7,008
• Density	100/km^2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	13035 /13430
Elevation	63–496 m (207–1,627 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 2,300 —     1800 2,668 +16.0% 1806 2,435 −8.7% 1821 2,925 +20.1% 1831 2,987 +2.1% 1836 2,838 −5.0% 1841 2,920 +2.9% 1846 2,992 +2.5% 1851 2,999 +0.2% 1856 2,935 −2.1% 1861 2,999 +2.2% 1866 3,001 +0.1% 1872 3,246 +8.2% 1876 2,771 −14.6% 1881 2,591 −6.5% 1886 2,678 +3.4% 1891 2,368 −11.6%

Year Pop. ±% 1896 2,326 −1.8% 1901 2,333 +0.3% 1906 2,267 −2.8% 1911 2,091 −7.8% 1921 1,946 −6.9% 1926 2,021 +3.9% 1931 1,951 −3.5% 1936 2,005 +2.8% 1946 2,013 +0.4% 1954 2,119 +5.3% 1962 2,450 +15.6% 1968 2,742 +11.9% 1975 3,284 +19.8% 1982 4,171 +27.0% 1990 4,481 +7.4% 1999 5,392 +20.3% 2008 6,378 +18.3%

See also

• Alpilles
• Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department

References

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

External links

• Tourism office website (in French and English)