La Roque-d'Anthéron

La Roque-d'Anthéron
La Ròca d'Antarron (Occitan)
Silvacane Abbey in La Roque-d'Anthéron
Location of La Roque-d'Anthéron
La Roque-d'Anthéron
La Roque-d'Anthéron
Coordinates: 43°42′56″N 5°18′41″E / 43.7156°N 5.3114°E / 43.7156; 5.3114
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentBouches-du-Rhône
ArrondissementAix-en-Provence
CantonPélissanne
IntercommunalityAix-Marseille-Provence
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Pierre Serrus[1] (LREM)
Area
1
25.49 km2 (9.84 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
5,355
 • Density210.1/km2 (544.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
13084 /13640
Elevation128–484 m (420–1,588 ft)
(avg. 175 m or 574 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Roque-d'Anthéron (French pronunciation: [la ʁɔk dɑ̃teʁɔ̃]; Provençal: La Ròca d'Antarron) 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 on the departmental border with Vaucluse. In 2018, La Roque-d'Anthéron had a population of 5,441. Silvacane Abbey, a former Cistercian monastery founded in 1144 by monks from Morimond Abbey, is located in La Roque-d'Anthéron, east of the town centre.

History

Cited in 1037 under the name of Roca, the village then had a varying etymology being named La Rocca d'An Tarron (in 1200), Roccha Tarroni (in 1274) and then Rocca d'en Tarron.

Demographics

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet La Roque-d'Anthéron, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE