La Penne-sur-Huveaune

La Penne-sur-Huveaune (French pronunciation: ​[la pɛn syʁ‿yvon]; Provençal: La Pena d’Evèuna) is a commune east of Marseille and west of Aubagne along the A50 autoroute in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern France.

La Penne-sur-Huveaune
Commune
La Penne-sur-Huveaune viewed from the summit of a nearby hill
Coat of arms
Location of La Penne-sur-Huveaune
La Penne-sur-Huveaune La Penne-sur-Huveaune
Coordinates: 43°16′50″N 5°30′57″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Bouches-du-Rhône
Arrondissement	Marseille
Canton	Aubagne
Intercommunality	Aix-Marseille-Provence
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christine Capdeville
Area ^1	3.56 km^2 (1.37 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	6,436
• Density	1,800/km^2 (4,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	13070 /13821
Dialling codes	0491
Elevation	70–404 m (230–1,325 ft) (avg. 105 m or 344 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The river Huveaune flows through it, from which the commune derived its name.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 670 —     1800 664 −0.9% 1806 644 −3.0% 1821 670 +4.0% 1831 715 +6.7% 1836 698 −2.4% 1841 722 +3.4% 1846 759 +5.1% 1851 807 +6.3% 1856 768 −4.8% 1861 832 +8.3% 1866 791 −4.9% 1872 782 −1.1% 1876 770 −1.5% 1881 739 −4.0% 1886 697 −5.7% 1891 720 +3.3%

Year Pop. ±% 1896 731 +1.5% 1901 847 +15.9% 1906 875 +3.3% 1911 778 −11.1% 1921 983 +26.3% 1926 1,452 +47.7% 1931 1,657 +14.1% 1936 1,824 +10.1% 1946 2,516 +37.9% 1954 3,078 +22.3% 1962 3,736 +21.4% 1968 4,489 +20.2% 1975 5,095 +13.5% 1982 5,782 +13.5% 1990 5,879 +1.7% 1999 6,005 +2.1% 2008 6,314 +5.1%

See also

• Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department

References

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