Meyrargues (French pronunciation: [meʁaʁg]; Occitan: Mairarga) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.

Meyrargues
The main street of Meyrargues
The main street of Meyrargues
Coat of arms of Meyrargues
Location of Meyrargues
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Meyrargues is located in France
Meyrargues
Meyrargues
Meyrargues is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Meyrargues
Meyrargues
Coordinates: 43°38′11″N 5°31′45″E / 43.6364°N 5.5292°E / 43.6364; 5.5292
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentBouches-du-Rhône
ArrondissementAix-en-Provence
CantonTrets
IntercommunalityAix-Marseille-Provence
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Fabrice Poussardin[1]
Area
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41.67 km2 (16.09 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,830
 • Density92/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
13059 /13650
Elevation186–554 m (610–1,818 ft)
(avg. 206 m or 676 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 892—    
1800 829−1.04%
1806 929+1.92%
1821 962+0.23%
1831 1,009+0.48%
1836 1,030+0.41%
1841 1,035+0.10%
1846 1,125+1.68%
1851 1,098−0.48%
1856 1,020−1.46%
1861 1,143+2.30%
1866 1,354+3.45%
1872 1,296−0.73%
1876 1,117−3.65%
1881 967−2.84%
1886 880−1.87%
1891 939+1.31%
1896 1,005+1.37%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 1,021+0.32%
1906 953−1.37%
1911 853−2.19%
1921 772−0.99%
1926 826+1.36%
1931 879+1.25%
1936 810−1.62%
1946 935+1.45%
1954 1,020+1.09%
1962 1,525+5.16%
1968 2,196+6.27%
1975 2,222+0.17%
1982 2,406+1.14%
1990 2,814+1.98%
1999 3,282+1.72%
2007 3,480+0.73%
2012 3,704+1.26%
2017 3,804+0.53%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Personalities

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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. 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 Meyrargues, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE