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Velaux (French pronunciation: [vəlo]; Occitan: Velaurs) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. It is near Coudoux and Ventabren.

Key Information

Velaux is an old Provençal village set on a hill overlooking the high plains of the inland west side of Aix. It is located in the middle of the Aix-Marseille-Salon region and is surrounded by greenery and vine-covered hills. Velaux is in the countryside while being close to major urban centers in the region.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 954—    
1800 1,102+2.08%
1806 1,054−0.74%
1821 1,257+1.18%
1831 1,242−0.12%
1836 1,176−1.09%
1841 1,183+0.12%
1846 1,173−0.17%
1851 1,024−2.68%
1856 1,170+2.70%
1861 1,061−1.94%
1866 1,120+1.09%
1872 1,150+0.44%
1876 1,014−3.10%
1881 849−3.49%
1886 772−1.88%
1891 781+0.23%
1896 789+0.20%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 789+0.00%
1906 748−1.06%
1911 689−1.63%
1921 684−0.07%
1926 719+1.00%
1931 792+1.95%
1936 737−1.43%
1946 753+0.22%
1954 1,006+3.69%
1962 1,360+3.84%
1968 1,690+3.69%
1975 2,638+6.57%
1982 5,447+10.91%
1990 7,265+3.67%
1999 7,603+0.51%
2007 8,305+1.11%
2012 8,664+0.85%
2017 8,689+0.06%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Sights

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  • Église paroissiale
  • Tour-musée de Velaux
  • Moulin Segneurial
  • Le site archéologique de Roquepertuse
  • Ciné-club (CCDV)

Sport

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The local football club in Velaux is called US Velaux. It was founded in 1961, and the senior men's team competes in the tenth tier of French football.[5]

See also

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