Area 22.85 km² Local time Friday 12:34 AM | Time zone CET (UTC+1) Population 743 (2008) | |
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Intercommunality Salon-Étang de Berre-Durance Weather 13°C, Wind NW at 29 km/h, 67% Humidity | ||
La Barben is a French commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southern France.
Contents
- Map of 13330 La Barben France
- Geography
- Climate
- Middle Ages
- Administration
- Demography
- Civil heritage
- Religious heritage
- Notable people linked to the commune
- References
Map of 13330 La Barben, France
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Barbenais or Barbenaises.
The town is perhaps best known for its castle and its zoo.
Geography
La Barben is located some 18 km north-west of Aix-en-Provence and 5 km east of Salon-de-Provence. Access to the commune is by the D572 road from Salon-de-Provence which passes through the centre of the commune and continues east to Saint-Cannat. The D17 from Pélissanne to Éguilles forms the south-western border of the commune. The D67E from Lambesc to Coudoux forms the south-eastern border of the commune. The D22A comes from Pelissane and passes through the village continuing as the D22 to join the D572 in the centre of the commune next to the zoo.
The commune is served by routes 9 and 14 of the Libébus network.
The Touloubre river flows through the centre of the commune from the east and continues west to join the Mediterranean sea south of Saint-Chamas. The Vallat de Boulery forms the northern border of the commune as it flows west to join the Touloubre at the village. The Canal de Marseille comes from the south and passes through the centre of the commune continuing north-east.
Climate
Weather Data for La Barben
Middle Ages
The death of Queen Joanna I of Naples created a succession crisis for the County of Provence with the cities of the Union of Aix (1382-1387) supporting Charles III of Naples against Louis I, Duke of Anjou. The King of France, Charles VI, intervened and sent the Seneschal of Beaucaire, Enguerrand d'Eudin, who conquered La Barben in the summer of 1383. When Louis I died and his widow, Marie of Blois, Duchess of Anjou, arrived in Provence to defend the rights of her son, Louis II of Naples, she claimed that the seneschal gave her the city which she refused on the instruction of the King of France.
Administration
List of Successive Mayors
(Not all data is known)
Demography
In 2010 the commune had 684 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known from the population censuses conducted in the commune since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of communes with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger communes that have a sample survey every year.
Sources : Ldh/EHESS/Cassini until 1962, INSEE database from 1968 (population without double counting and municipal population from 2006)
Civil heritage
The commune has many buildings and sites that are registered as historical monuments:
Religious heritage
The commune has several religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments: