Eyguières

Eyguières (French pronunciation: [ɛɡjɛʁ]; Occitan: Aiguiera) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.

Eyguières
Commune
A general view of the village of Eyguières
Coat of arms
Location of Eyguières
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Coordinates: 43°41′43″N 5°01′52″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Bouches-du-Rhône
Arrondissement	Aix-en-Provence
Canton	Salon-de-Provence-1
Intercommunality	Aix-Marseille-Provence
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Henri Pons[1] (DVC)
Area 1	68.75 km2 (26.54 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	6,915
• Density	100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	13035 /13430
Elevation	63–496 m (207–1,627 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 2,300 —     1800 2,668 +2.14% 1806 2,435 −1.51% 1821 2,925 +1.23% 1831 2,987 +0.21% 1836 2,838 −1.02% 1841 2,920 +0.57% 1846 2,992 +0.49% 1851 2,999 +0.05% 1856 2,935 −0.43% 1861 2,999 +0.43% 1866 3,001 +0.01% 1872 3,246 +1.32% 1876 2,771 −3.88% 1881 2,591 −1.33% 1886 2,678 +0.66% 1891 2,368 −2.43% 1896 2,326 −0.36%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 2,333 +0.06% 1906 2,267 −0.57% 1911 2,091 −1.60% 1921 1,946 −0.72% 1926 2,021 +0.76% 1931 1,951 −0.70% 1936 2,005 +0.55% 1946 2,013 +0.04% 1954 2,119 +0.64% 1962 2,450 +1.83% 1968 2,742 +1.89% 1975 3,284 +2.61% 1982 4,171 +3.47% 1990 4,481 +0.90% 1999 5,392 +2.08% 2007 6,331 +2.03% 2012 6,596 +0.82% 2017 7,008 +1.22%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

• Alpilles
• Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department