Roquefort-la-Bédoule

Roquefort-la-Bédoule Ròcafòrt e la Bedola (Occitan)
Commune
A view of the Château de Roquefort and its surroundings
Coat of arms
Location of Roquefort-la-Bédoule
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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[1]
Area ^1	31.15 km^2 (12.03 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	5,861
• Density	190/km^2 (490/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.

Roquefort-la-Bédoule (French pronunciation: [ʁɔkfɔʁ la bedul]; Occitan: Ròcafòrt e la Bedola) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southern France. Its inhabitants are called Bédoulens (masculine) and Bédoulennes (feminine). In 2018, Roquefort-la-Bédoule had a population of 5,896.

Geography

Roquefort-la-Bédoule is situated north of Cassis, Ceyreste and La Cadière-d'Azur, Var; south of Aubagne, Gémenos and Cuges-les-Pins; east of Carnoux-en-Provence; and west of Le Castellet, Var.

History

The town of Roquefort-la-Bédoule was founded in the 7th century. In 1966, the new commune of Carnoux-en-Provence was established on former Roquefort-la-Bédoule territory.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 430 —     1800 359 −2.55% 1806 419 +2.61% 1821 448 +0.45% 1831 395 −1.25% 1836 394 −0.05% 1841 400 +0.30% 1846 429 +1.41% 1851 459 +1.36% 1856 492 +1.40% 1861 535 +1.69% 1866 546 +0.41% 1872 600 +1.58% 1876 648 +1.94% 1881 787 +3.96% 1886 888 +2.44% 1891 1,075 +3.90% 1896 1,333 +4.40%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 1,904 +7.39% 1906 2,167 +2.62% 1911 2,002 −1.57% 1921 1,814 −0.98% 1926 1,859 +0.49% 1931 1,848 −0.12% 1936 1,515 −3.90% 1946 1,120 −2.98% 1954 1,231 +1.19% 1962 1,635 +3.61% 1968 1,770 +1.33% 1975 2,384 +4.35% 1982 3,355 +5.00% 1990 4,162 +2.73% 1999 4,733 +1.44% 2007 5,085 +0.90% 2012 5,148 +0.25% 2017 5,688 +2.02%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968–2017)[4]

See also

• Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Roquefort-la-Bédoule, EHESS (in French).
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE.