Coudoux

Coudoux (French pronunciation: [kuduks];^[3][4] Occitan: Codoç) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.

Coudoux
Commune
The Canal de Marseille enters a tunnel near Coudoux
Coat of arms
Location of Coudoux
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Coordinates: 43°33′31″N 5°14′57″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Bouches-du-Rhône
Arrondissement	Aix-en-Provence
Canton	Berre-l'Étang
Intercommunality	Aix-Marseille-Provence
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Guy Barret[1]
Area 1	12.65 km2 (4.88 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	3,775
• Density	300/km2 (770/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	13118 /13111
Elevation	40–277 m (131–909 ft) (avg. 103 m or 338 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Location

It is 17 km (11 mi) away from Aix-en-Provence, 20 km (12 mi) away from Salon-de-Provence, and nearly 40 km (25 mi) away from Marseille. As for villages, it is 3 km (1.9 mi) away from Velaux, 4 km (2.5 mi) away from La Fare-les-Oliviers, 5 km (3.1 mi) away from Ventabren and about 10 km (6.2 mi) away from Éguilles.

History

As early as the 16th century, there were two hamlets, "Petit Coudoux" (Small Coudoux) and "Grand Coudoux" (Big Coudoux). However, these were part of the commune of Ventabren and it was only in 1950 that Coudoux was made a commune in its own right.^[5]

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1954 457 —     1962 579 +3.00% 1968 880 +7.23% 1975 1,042 +2.44% 1982 2,228 +11.47%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1990 2,360 +0.72% 1999 2,868 +2.19% 2007 3,352 +1.97% 2012 3,470 +0.69% 2017 3,765 +1.65%
Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE (1968-2017)[6]

Sister Cities

Coudoux has been twinned with Owingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany since 1991 and Baone, Padua, Italy since 2004.^[7]

See also

• Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department