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La Barben is a commune in France, situated within the Bouches-du-Rhône department and the arrondissement of Aix-en-Provence. It is part of the canton of Pélissanne and the Métropole Aix-Marseille-Provence. The municipality borders Lambesc, Lançon-Provence, Pélissanne, and Saint-Cannat. Its residents are known as Barbenais.
The area covers 22.85 square kilometers, with an elevation above sea level of 204 meters. The population is recorded as 879, comprising 407 males and 438 females. La Barben uses the postal code 13330 and is located in the Europe/Paris timezone.
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Place details
- Locality
- La Barben
- Region
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Country
- France
- Population
- 670
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Department
- Bouches-du-Rhône
- Arrondissement
- Aix-en-Provence
- Canton
- Pélissanne
- Intercommunality
- Aix-Marseille-Provence
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Franck Santos
- Area
- 22.85 km (8.82 sq mi)
- Density
- 38.0/km (98.4/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 13009 /13330
- Elevation
- 87–204 m (285–669 ft) , (avg. 114 m or 374 ft)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- La Barben
- Demonym
- Barbenais
- Country
- France
- Located in
- Métropole Aix-Marseille-Provence
- Population
- 868
- Area
- 22.85
- Elevation
- 152
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Shares border with
- Saint-Cannat
- Official website
- labarben.fr
- Image
- Château de la Barben.jpg
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- Commons category
- La Barben
- postal code
- 13330
- associated electoral district
- canton of Pélissanne
- male population
- 407
- female population
- 438
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-90-55-18-89
- fax number
- +33-4-90-55-14-79
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Encyclopedic overview
La Barben ( French pronunciation: [la baʁbɛ̃]; Occitan: La Barbent) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southern France.
The town is perhaps best known for its castle and its zoo.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “La Barben” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.