Venelles
Sign in to saveVenelles (; ) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France near Aix-en-Provence. The current mayor is Arnaud Mercier.
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Place details
- Locality
- Venelles
- Region
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Country
- France
- Population
- 7,917
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Venelles
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Clocher de l'Eglise - Venelles (13).JPG
- French commune.caption
- The bell tower of the church of Venelles
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason de la vile de Venelle (13).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Aix-en-Provence
- French commune.canton
- Trets
- French commune.INSEE
- 13113
- French commune.postal code
- 13770
- French commune.mayor
- Arnaud Mercier
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Aix-Marseille-Provence
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Venelles
- Demonym
- Venellois
- Country
- France
- Located in
- Métropole Aix-Marseille-Provence
- Population
- +8418
- Area
- +20.54
- Elevation
- +350
- Shares border with
- Saint-Marc-Jaumegarde
- Official website
- venelles.fr
- Image
- Clocher de l'Eglise - Venelles (13).JPG
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Venelles (; ) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France near Aix-en-Provence. The current mayor is Arnaud Mercier.
==History== In 15 BC, there was a Roman settlement there. It was then destroyed by the Lombards in 574 AD, and again in the 11th century by the Saracens.