Jouques

Jouques
Commune
A view of Jouques
Coat of arms
Location of Jouques
Jouques Jouques
Coordinates: 43°38′16″N 5°38′15″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Bouches-du-Rhône
Arrondissement	Aix-en-Provence
Canton	Trets
Intercommunality	Aix-Marseille-Provence
Government
• Mayor (2026–32)	Eric Garcin
Area 1	80.35 km2 (31.02 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	4,547
• Density	56.59/km2 (146.6/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	13048 /13490
Elevation	209–782 m (686–2,566 ft) (avg. 363 m or 1,191 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Jouques (French pronunciation: [ʒuk]; Occitan: Jocas) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	1,700	—
1800	1,586	−0.99%
1806	1,542	−0.47%
1821	1,789	+1.00%
1831	1,832	+0.24%
1836	1,834	+0.02%
1841	1,775	−0.65%
1846	1,804	+0.32%
1851	1,827	+0.25%
1856	1,716	−1.25%
1861	1,684	−0.38%
1866	1,605	−0.96%
1872	1,493	−1.20%
1876	1,502	+0.15%
1881	1,504	+0.03%
1886	1,508	+0.05%
1891	1,506	−0.03%
1896	1,301	−2.88%
1901	1,344	+0.65%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1906	1,218	−1.95%
1911	1,130	−1.49%
1921	1,081	−0.44%
1926	1,022	−1.12%
1931	1,027	+0.10%
1936	934	−1.88%
1946	1,003	+0.72%
1954	1,004	+0.01%
1962	1,831	+7.80%
1968	2,047	+1.88%
1975	2,096	+0.34%
1982	2,238	+0.94%
1990	3,062	+4.00%
1999	3,321	+0.91%
2007	4,007	+2.37%
2012	4,257	+1.22%
2017	4,413	+0.72%
2023	4,547	+0.50%

Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2023)

See also

• Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department
• Antoine Sartorio