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Velaux
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Velaux (; ) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. It is near Coudoux and Ventabren.
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Velaux is a commune in France, situated within the Bouches-du-Rhône department and the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region. It falls under the arrondissement of Aix-en-Provence and the canton of Berre-l’Étang, as well as the Métropole Aix-Marseille-Provence. The municipality borders Aix-en-Provence, Berre-l’Étang, La Fare-les-Oliviers, and Rognac. Its residents are known as Velauxiens.
The area of Velaux is 25.23 square kilometers, with an elevation of 270 meters above sea level. The population is recorded as 8,941, comprising 4,238 males and 4,451 females. The postal code for the commune is 13880. Velaux is twinned with Isola Dovarese.
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- Locality
- Velaux
- Region
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Country
- France
- Population
- 7,963
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- French commune.name
- Velaux
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Velaux83.jpg
- French commune.caption
- A view of the old village of Velaux
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason de la ville de Vélaux (13).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Aix-en-Provence
- French commune.canton
- Berre-l'Étang
- French commune.INSEE
- 13112
- French commune.postal code
- 13880
- French commune.mayor
- Yannick Guérin
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Aix-Marseille-Provence
- French commune.elevation m
- 115
- French commune.elevation min m
- 27
- French commune.elevation max m
- 270
- French commune.area km2
- 25.23
- French commune.demonym
- Velauxien (masculine)Velauxienne (feminine)
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Bienvenue sur Velaux.net - velaux.net
Découvrez la vie culturelle, associative et les nombreux loisirs et divertissements autour de la ville de Velaux dans les Bouches-du-Rhone.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Velaux
- Demonym
- Velauxiens
- Country
- France
- Located in
- Métropole Aix-Marseille-Provence
- Population
- 8941
- Area
- 25.23
- Elevation
- 106
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Coudoux
- Official website
- www.velaux.fr
- Image
- Velaux84.jpg
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- twinned administrative body
- Isola Dovarese
- Commons category
- Velaux
- postal code
- 13880
- associated electoral district
- canton of Berre-l'Étang
- male population
- 4238
- female population
- 4451
- P8168
- Phlegon of Tralles
- phone number
- +33-4-42-87-73-73
- fax number
- +33-4-42-87-73-74
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Population
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- Sport
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- References
- External links
Velaux (; ) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. It is near Coudoux and Ventabren.
Velaux is an old Provençal village set on a hill overlooking the high plains of the inland west side of Aix. It is located in the middle of the Aix-Marseille-Salon region and is surrounded by greenery and vine-covered hills. Velaux is in the countryside while being close to major urban centers in the region.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Velaux” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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