Saint-Paul-lès-Durance

Saint-Paul-lès-Durance (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pɔl dyʁɑ̃s], literally Saint-Paul near Durance; also spelled Saint-Paul-lez-Durance; Provençal: Sant Pau de Durença) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in Provence, southern France.

Saint-Paul-lès-Durance
The town hall
The town hall
Coat of arms of Saint-Paul-lès-Durance
Location of Saint-Paul-lès-Durance
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Saint-Paul-lès-Durance is located in France
Saint-Paul-lès-Durance
Saint-Paul-lès-Durance
Saint-Paul-lès-Durance is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Saint-Paul-lès-Durance
Saint-Paul-lès-Durance
Coordinates: 43°41′16″N 5°42′30″E / 43.6878°N 5.7083°E / 43.6878; 5.7083
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentBouches-du-Rhône
ArrondissementAix-en-Provence
CantonTrets
IntercommunalityAix-Marseille-Provence
Government
 • Mayor (2021–2026) Romain Buchaut[1]
Area
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45.81 km2 (17.69 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
887
 • Density19/km2 (50/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
13099 /13115
Elevation230–519 m (755–1,703 ft)
(avg. 254 m or 833 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The Cadarache research center for nuclear energy is located in Saint-Paul-lès-Durance and next to it the international nuclear fusion research and engineering megaproject ITER the most expensive building ever built and the largest scientific research collaboration in history.

The town was established in the 10th century[3] and has around 1,000 inhabitants, a school, a church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Aix, a 15th-century château, and a little shopping center.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 503—    
1975 463−1.18%
1982 461−0.06%
1990 643+4.25%
1999 790+2.31%
2007 964+2.52%
2012 987+0.47%
2017 871−2.47%
2021 900+0.82%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Daniel Mouton, "Les fortifications de terre de la Provence médiévale : l’exemple du bassin de la Durance moyenne", Bastides, bories, hameaux. L’habitat dispersé en Provence, Actes des 2e journées d’histoire régionale de Mouans-Sartoux, 15 et 16 mars 1985, Mouans-Sartoux, Centre régional de documentation occitane, 1986, p. 118
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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