Eyragues

Eyragues
The marketplace in Eyragues The marketplace in Eyragues
Coat of arms of Eyragues Coat of arms
Eyragues
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region Eyragues
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Bouches-du-Rhône
Arrondissement	Arles
Canton	Châteaurenard
Intercommunality	Rhône Alpilles Durance
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Max Gilles
Area1	20.78 km2 (8.02 sq mi)
Population (2012)2	4,178
• Density	200/km2 (520/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	13036 / 13630
Elevation	11–99 m (36–325 ft) (avg. 23 m or 75 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Eyragues (Occitan: Irago en Prouvenço) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. Located 14 km (8.7 mi) south of Avignon, and 6 km (3.7 mi) north of St. Rémy-de-Provence, it has a weekly market on Fridays in the large village square.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	2,389	—
1800	2,388	−0.0%
1806	2,060	−13.7%
1821	2,206	+7.1%
1831	2,227	+1.0%
1836	2,272	+2.0%
1841	2,290	+0.8%
1846	2,319	+1.3%
1851	2,368	+2.1%
1856	2,527	+6.7%
1861	2,554	+1.1%
1866	2,583	+1.1%
1872	2,461	−4.7%
1876	2,361	−4.1%
1881	2,191	−7.2%
1886	2,069	−5.6%
1891	2,008	−2.9%
1896	1,946	−3.1%
1901	1,957	+0.6%
1906	1,937	−1.0%
1911	1,935	−0.1%
1921	1,575	−18.6%
1926	1,745	+10.8%
1931	1,767	+1.3%
1936	1,878	+6.3%
1946	1,864	−0.7%
1954	2,015	+8.1%
1962	2,092	+3.8%
1968	2,288	+9.4%
1975	2,512	+9.8%
1982	2,968	+18.2%
1990	3,504	+18.1%
1999	3,941	+12.5%
2008	4,338	+10.1%

See also

• Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department

References

• INSEE