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Velaux | |
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 A view of the old village of Velaux | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Velaux | |
  Velaux  Velaux | |
| Coordinates: 43°31′43″N 5°15′23″E / 43.5286°N 5.2564°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Bouches-du-Rhône |
| Arrondissement | Aix-en-Provence |
| Canton | Berre-l'Étang |
| Intercommunality | Aix-Marseille-Provence |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2026–32) | Yannick Guérin[1] |
Area 1 | 25.23 km2 (9.74 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 8,941 |
| • Density | 354.4/km2 (917.8/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Velauxien (masculine) Velauxienne (feminine) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 13112 /13880 |
| Elevation | 27–270 m (89–886 ft) (avg. 115 m or 377 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Velaux (French pronunciation: [vəlo]; Occitan: Velaurs) 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.
Population
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Sights
[edit]- Église paroissiale
- Tour-musée de Velaux
- Moulin Segneurial
- Le site archéologique de Roquepertuse
- Ciné-club (CCDV)
Sport
[edit]The local football club in Velaux is called US Velaux. It was founded in 1961, and the senior men's team competes in the tenth tier of French football.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 5 May 2026.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Velaux, EHESS (in French).
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ↑ "US VELAUX : site officiel du club de foot de Velaux". US VELAUX (in French). Retrieved 29 January 2021.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Velaux.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Velaux.
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