Vauvenargues, Bouches-du-Rhône

Vauvenargues
Vauvenargues castle Vauvenargues castle
Coat of arms of Vauvenargues Coat of arms
Vauvenargues
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region Vauvenargues
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Bouches-du-Rhône
Arrondissement	Aix-en-Provence
Canton	Aix-en-Provence-Nord-Est
Intercommunality	Pays d'Aix
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Philippe Charrin (PR)
Area1	54.31 km2 (20.97 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	921
• Density	17/km2 (44/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	13111 / 13126
Elevation	346–1,016 m (1,135–3,333 ft) (avg. 458 m or 1,503 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.

Vauvenargues is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. It is close to Aix-en-Provence and the Montagne Sainte-Victoire.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	515	—
1800	448	−13.0%
1806	502	+12.1%
1821	525	+4.6%
1831	512	−2.5%
1836	574	+12.1%
1841	546	−4.9%
1846	518	−5.1%
1851	514	−0.8%
1856	426	−17.1%
1861	429	+0.7%
1866	425	−0.9%
1872	415	−2.4%
1876	386	−7.0%
1881	351	−9.1%
1886	326	−7.1%
1891	275	−15.6%
1896	252	−8.4%
1901	230	−8.7%
1906	223	−3.0%
1911	186	−16.6%
1921	204	+9.7%
1926	185	−9.3%
1931	164	−11.4%
1936	142	−13.4%
1946	161	+13.4%
1954	139	−13.7%
1962	177	+27.3%
1968	271	+53.1%
1975	412	+52.0%
1982	585	+42.0%
1990	674	+15.2%
1999	729	+8.2%
2008	921	+26.3%

Chateau of Vauvenargues

Main article: Château of Vauvenargues

The chateau in Vauvenargues stands on the site of a Roman fort which eventually was incorporated in a medieval fortress controlled by the Counts of Provence and later the Archbishops of Aix. For 250 years until the French revolution it was the seat of the de Clapiers family, who rebuilt the chateau in its present form and on whom Louis XV bestowed the title Marquis of Vauvernagues. For 150 years after that it was occupied by the d'Isoard family. In the mid-twentieth century its connection with French nobility lapsed. It was eventually bought in 1958 by Pablo Picasso, who was resident until 1962. Picasso and his wife Jacqueline are buried in the forecourt of the chateau, which is still the private property of the Picasso family.

See also

• Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Official website