Saint-Cannat
Sign in to saveSaint-Cannat (; ) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southern France. Part of the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis, it is located just northwest of Aix-en-Provence, seat of the larger arrondissement.
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Place details
- Locality
- Saint-Cannat
- Region
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Country
- France
- Population
- 4,879
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Saint-Cannat
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Saint-Cannat 20110618 34.jpg
- French commune.caption
- Saint-Cannat Town Hall
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason de la ville de Saint-Cannat (Bouches-du-Rhône).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Aix-en-Provence
- French commune.canton
- Pélissanne
- French commune.INSEE
- 13091
- French commune.postal code
- 13760
- French commune.mayor
- Joël Levi-Valensi
- French commune.term
- 2025–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Aix-Marseille-Provence
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Le Sauzet
- Demonym
- Saint-Cannadéens
- Country
- France
- Located in
- Métropole Aix-Marseille-Provence
- Population
- +6097
- Area
- +36.54
- Elevation
- +239
- Shares border with
- Rognes
- Official website
- www.saint-cannat.fr
- Image
- Saint-Cannat 20110618 17.jpg
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Saint-Cannat (; ) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southern France. Part of the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis, it is located just northwest of Aix-en-Provence, seat of the larger arrondissement.
==History== The village was named after Canus Natus, a 5th-century Roman Catholic saint, who was a Roman clergyman born with white hair, a quirk synonymous with great wisdom at the time. He was buried in Saint-Cannat, although there was no such place at the time, but soon enough several houses were built into a hamlet.