Coudoux

Coudoux
The Canal de Marseille enters a tunnel near Coudoux
Coudoux
Administration
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Bouches-du-Rhône
Arrondissement	Aix-en-Provence
Canton	Pélissanne
Intercommunality	Pays d'Aix
Mayor	Guy Barret (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	40–277 m (130–909 ft) (avg. 103 m/338 ft)
Land area1	12.65 km2 (4.88 sq mi)
Population2	3,392  (2008)
- Density	268 /km2 (690 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	13118/ 13111
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 43°33′31″N 5°14′57″E / 43.55861°N 5.24916°E / 43.55861; 5.24916

Coudoux is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.

Location

It is 17 km (11 mi) away from Aix-en-Provence, 20 km (12 mi) away from Salon-de-Provence, and nearly 40 km (25 mi) away from Marseille. As for villages, it is 3 km (1.9 mi) away from Velaux, 4 km (2.5 mi) away from La Fare-les-Oliviers, 5 km (3.1 mi) away from Ventabren and about 10 km (6.2 mi) away from Éguilles.

History

As early as the 16th century, there were two hamlets, "Petit Coudoux" (Small Coudoux) and "Grand Coudoux" (Big Coudoux). However, these were affiliated to Ventabren and it was only in 1950 that Coudoux was made a village in its own right.

Population

Historical population of Coudoux

1954	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
457	579	880	1042	2228	2360	2868	3392

See also

• Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Official website