Roquefort-la-Bédoule

Roquefort-la-Bédoule (French pronunciation: [ʁɔkfɔʁ la bedul]; Occitan: Ròcafòrt e la Bedola) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southern France. Its inhabitants are called Bédoulens (masculine) and Bédoulennes (feminine). In 2018, Roquefort-la-Bédoule had a population of 5,896.

Roquefort-la-Bédoule Ròcafòrt e la Bedola (Occitan)
Commune
A view of the Château de Roquefort and its surroundings
Coat of arms
Location of Roquefort-la-Bédoule
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Coordinates: 43°14′54″N 5°35′29″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Bouches-du-Rhône
Arrondissement	Marseille
Canton	La Ciotat
Intercommunality	Aix-Marseille-Provence
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marc Del Grazia[1]
Area 1	31.15 km2 (12.03 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	5,784
• Density	190/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	13085 /13830
Dialling codes	0491
Elevation	158–567 m (518–1,860 ft) (avg. 276 m or 906 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Roquefort-la-Bédoule is situated north of Cassis, Ceyreste and La Cadière-d'Azur, Var; south of Aubagne, Gémenos and Cuges-les-Pins; east of Carnoux-en-Provence; and west of Le Castellet, Var.

History

The town of Roquefort-la-Bédoule was founded in the 7th century. In 1966, the new commune of Carnoux-en-Provence was established on former Roquefort-la-Bédoule territory.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 430 —     1800 359 −2.55% 1806 419 +2.61% 1821 448 +0.45% 1831 395 −1.25% 1836 394 −0.05% 1841 400 +0.30% 1846 429 +1.41% 1851 459 +1.36% 1856 492 +1.40% 1861 535 +1.69% 1866 546 +0.41% 1872 600 +1.58% 1876 648 +1.94% 1881 787 +3.96% 1886 888 +2.44% 1891 1,075 +3.90% 1896 1,333 +4.40%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 1,904 +7.39% 1906 2,167 +2.62% 1911 2,002 −1.57% 1921 1,814 −0.98% 1926 1,859 +0.49% 1931 1,848 −0.12% 1936 1,515 −3.90% 1946 1,120 −2.98% 1954 1,231 +1.19% 1962 1,635 +3.61% 1968 1,770 +1.33% 1975 2,384 +4.35% 1982 3,355 +5.00% 1990 4,162 +2.73% 1999 4,733 +1.44% 2007 5,085 +0.90% 2012 5,148 +0.25% 2017 5,688 +2.02%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968–2017)[4]

See also

• Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department