.mw-parser-output .hidden-begin{box-sizing:border-box;width:100%;padding:5px;border:none;font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .hidden-title{font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .hidden-content{text-align:left}You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in French. (December 2008) Click [show] for important translation instructions. View a machine-translated version of the French article. Machine translation, like DeepL or Google Translate, is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy-pasting machine-translated text into the English Wikipedia. Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low-quality. If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign-language article. You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation. A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing French Wikipedia article at [[:fr:Bouc-Bel-Air]]; see its history for attribution. You should also add the template ((Translated|fr|Bouc-Bel-Air)) to the talk page. For more guidance, see Wikipedia:Translation.
Bouc-Bel-Air
Boc (Occitan)
The church of Saint-André
The church of Saint-André
Coat of arms of Bouc-Bel-Air
Location of Bouc-Bel-Air
Map
Bouc-Bel-Air is located in France
Bouc-Bel-Air
Bouc-Bel-Air
Bouc-Bel-Air is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Bouc-Bel-Air
Bouc-Bel-Air
Coordinates: 43°27′19″N 5°24′54″E / 43.4553°N 5.415°E / 43.4553; 5.415
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentBouches-du-Rhône
ArrondissementAix-en-Provence
CantonVitrolles
IntercommunalityAix-Marseille-Provence
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Richard Mallié[1] (LR)
Area
1
21.75 km2 (8.40 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
15,248
 • Density700/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
13015 /13320
Elevation153–330 m (502–1,083 ft)
(avg. 259 m or 850 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bouc-Bel-Air (French pronunciation: [buk bɛl‿ɛʁ]; Occitan: Boc) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southern France. It is situated between Aix-en-Provence to the north, Gardanne to the east, Marseille to the south and Vitrolles to the west. The old village is located at the summit of a small hill (a bouc in the regional language Provençal). In 2018, the commune had a population of 14,784.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,506—    
1800 1,413−0.91%
1806 1,268−1.79%
1821 1,344+0.39%
1831 1,407+0.46%
1836 1,327−1.16%
1841 1,320−0.11%
1846 1,299−0.32%
1851 1,321+0.34%
1856 1,321+0.00%
1861 1,275−0.71%
1866 1,168−1.74%
1872 1,159−0.13%
1876 1,062−2.16%
1881 938−2.45%
1886 933−0.11%
1891 908−0.54%
1896 895−0.29%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 798−2.27%
1906 825+0.67%
1911 813−0.29%
1921 794−0.24%
1926 743−1.32%
1931 842+2.53%
1936 867+0.59%
1946 1,159+2.95%
1954 1,606+4.16%
1962 2,158+3.76%
1968 3,210+6.84%
1975 4,533+5.05%
1982 8,714+9.79%
1990 11,512+3.54%
1999 12,297+0.74%
2007 13,604+1.27%
2012 13,844+0.35%
2017 14,654+1.14%
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Sights

Bouc-Bel-Air is typically in Provençal style, founded around a rock which formed the foundation of an old castle of the 7th century. It has a particularly nice view of several mountains, including the Sainte-Victoire.

History

Inhabited since very ancient times, its sites witness of Roman-Gallic settlings. Some of these sites date to the 7th century BC. Invasions of the Barbarians took place in the 7th century AD, the probable foundation date of the village. The mother of Adolphe Thiers, second President of France (31 August 1871 – 24 May 1873), was from Bouc-Bel-Air.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Bouc-Bel-Air, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE