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Trets
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Trets (; ; Provençal: Tretz) is a commune (town or township, in English) in the Bouches-du-Rhône department of the Provence-Alpes-Côtes d’Azur region in the southeast of France. With a population of over 10,000, it is one of 44 communes in the Aix-en-Provence arrondissement or district. It is often described as a medieval town because of its development during the Middle Ages of European history and retention of medieval architecture.
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Trets is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department of France, situated within the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. It serves as the capital of the canton of Trets and is part of the arrondissement of Aix-en-Provence and the Métropole Aix-Marseille-Provence. The municipality borders Auriol, La Bouilladisse, Peynier, and Puyloubier. Its official postal code is 13530, and it is twinned with Colonnella.
The area of Trets is 70.31 square kilometers, with an elevation above sea level recorded at 810 meters. The population is listed as 11,076, comprising 5,170 males and 5,443 females. The demonym for residents is Tretsois. While one source cites a population of 9,734 and an elevation of 247 meters, the primary administrative data indicates the higher figures. The local time zone is Europe/Paris.
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Place details
- Locality
- Trets
- Region
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Country
- France
- Population
- 9,734
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Trets
- French commune.image
- Montagne St.Victoire.jpg
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.caption
- Montagne Sainte-Victoire and vineyards, seen from the slope south of Trets
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason de la ville de Trets (13).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Aix-en-Provence
- French commune.canton
- Trets
- French commune.INSEE
- 13110
- French commune.postal code
- 13530
- French commune.mayor
- Pascal Chauvin
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Aix-Marseille-Provence
- French commune.elevation m
- 249
- French commune.elevation min m
- 217
- French commune.elevation max m
- 810
- French commune.area km2
- 70.31
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Trets
- Demonym
- Tretsois
- Country
- France
- Located in
- Métropole Aix-Marseille-Provence
- Population
- 10678
- Area
- 70.31
- Elevation
- 386
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Saint-Zacharie
- Official website
- www.trets.fr
- Image
- Vue de Trets.png
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- Commons category
- Trets
- postal code
- 13530
- twinned administrative body
- Colonnella
- associated electoral district
- canton of Trets
- male population
- 5170
- female population
- 5443
- P8168
- Q137681
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-42-37-55-00
- fax number
- +33-4-42-61-34-26
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Population and history
- Architecture
- Cultural encounters and traditions
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- Notes
- Literary, historical and archaeological works about Trets
- External links
Trets (; ; Provençal: Tretz) is a commune (town or township, in English) in the Bouches-du-Rhône department of the Provence-Alpes-Côtes d’Azur region in the southeast of France. With a population of over 10,000, it is one of 44 communes in the Aix-en-Provence arrondissement or district. It is often described as a medieval town because of its development during the Middle Ages of European history and retention of medieval architecture.
==Geography== Trets is situated in the Upper Valley of the Arc river, between painter Paul Cézanne's beloved Montagne Sainte-Victoire 11 km to the north and the Aurélien hills (Monts Auréliens) to the east, at the foot of Mount Olympus to the south.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Trets” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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