Roquefort-la-Bédoule

Roquefort-la-Bédoule (French pronunciation: ​[ʁɔkfɔʁ la bedul]; Occitan: Ròcafòrt e la Bedola) is a commune in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern France. Its inhabitants are called Bédoulens.

Roquefort-la-Bédoule
Commune
St. Roseline
Coat of arms
Location of Roquefort-la-Bédoule
Roquefort-la-Bédoule Roquefort-la-Bédoule
Coordinates: 43°14′54″N 5°35′29″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Bouches-du-Rhône
Arrondissement	Marseille
Canton	La Ciotat
Intercommunality	Aix-Marseille-Provence
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marc Del Grazia
Area ^1	31.15 km^2 (12.03 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	5,688
• Density	180/km^2 (470/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	13085 /13830
Dialling codes	0491
Elevation	158–567 m (518–1,860 ft) (avg. 276 m or 906 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

It is situated north of Cassis, Ceyreste and La Cadière-d'Azur, but south of Aubagne, Gémenos and Cuges-les-Pins and east of Carnoux-en-Provence and west of Castellet.

History

It was founded during the 7th century.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 430 —     1800 359 −16.5% 1806 419 +16.7% 1821 448 +6.9% 1831 395 −11.8% 1836 394 −0.3% 1841 400 +1.5% 1846 429 +7.3% 1851 459 +7.0% 1856 492 +7.2% 1861 535 +8.7% 1866 546 +2.1% 1872 600 +9.9% 1876 648 +8.0% 1881 787 +21.5% 1886 888 +12.8% 1891 1,075 +21.1%

Year Pop. ±% 1896 1,333 +24.0% 1901 1,904 +42.8% 1906 2,167 +13.8% 1911 2,002 −7.6% 1921 1,814 −9.4% 1926 1,859 +2.5% 1931 1,848 −0.6% 1936 1,515 −18.0% 1946 1,120 −26.1% 1954 1,231 +9.9% 1962 1,635 +32.8% 1968 1,770 +8.3% 1975 2,384 +34.7% 1982 3,355 +40.7% 1990 4,162 +24.1% 1999 4,733 +13.7% 2008 5,038 +6.4%

See also

• Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department

References

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