Gréasque

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Gréasque (French pronunciation: [gʁeask]; Occitan: Griasca) is a commune northeast of Marseille in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern France. It was traditionally a mining town.

Gréasque
Headframe of the Hély d'Oissel coal mine, registered as an historic monument in 1989
Headframe of the Hély d'Oissel coal mine, registered as an historic monument in 1989
Coat of arms of Gréasque
Location of Gréasque
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Gréasque is located in France
Gréasque
Gréasque
Gréasque is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Gréasque
Gréasque
Coordinates: 43°25′50″N 5°32′21″E / 43.4306°N 5.5392°E / 43.4306; 5.5392
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentBouches-du-Rhône
ArrondissementAix-en-Provence
CantonAllauch
IntercommunalityAix-Marseille-Provence
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Michel Ruiz[1]
Area
1
6.15 km2 (2.37 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
4,392
 • Density710/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
13046 /13850
Dialling codes0442
Elevation276–385 m (906–1,263 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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The inhabitants are called Gréasquéens.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 202—    
1800 209+0.49%
1806 240+2.33%
1821 259+0.51%
1831 310+1.81%
1836 298−0.79%
1841 371+4.48%
1846 402+1.62%
1851 466+3.00%
1856 485+0.80%
1861 557+2.81%
1866 685+4.22%
1872 802+2.66%
1876 854+1.58%
1881 903+1.12%
1886 831−1.65%
1891 821−0.24%
1896 775−1.15%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 815+1.01%
1906 792−0.57%
1911 849+1.40%
1921 1,172+3.28%
1926 1,806+9.03%
1931 1,898+1.00%
1936 1,671−2.52%
1946 1,742+0.42%
1954 2,053+2.07%
1962 2,073+0.12%
1968 2,309+1.81%
1975 2,439+0.79%
1982 2,674+1.32%
1990 3,081+1.79%
1999 3,576+1.67%
2007 3,878+1.02%
2012 4,086+1.05%
2017 4,235+0.72%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

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