Bouc-Bel-Air
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| Bouc-Bel-Air | |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Région | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Départment | Bouches-du-Rhône |
| Arrondissement | Aix-en-Provence |
| Canton | Gardanne |
| INSEE | 13015 |
| Postal Code | 13320 |
| Mayor Current Term | Jean-Claude Perrin 2001-2008 |
| Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération du Pays d'Aix |
| Longitude | 05° 24' 54" E |
| Latitude | 43° 27' 19" N |
| Altitudes | average : 259 m minimum : 153 m maximum : 330 m |
| Area | 21.75 km² |
| Population without double-counting | 12,297 inhab. (1999) |
| Population Density | 565 inhab./km² |
Bouc-Bel-Air is a village and commune of the Bouches-du-Rhône département in southern France.
It is typically in Provençal style, founded around a rock which formed the foundation of an old castle of the 7th century. It has a particularly nice view on several mountains among which the locally well known Sainte Victoire.
Inhabited since very ancient times, its sites witness of Roman-Gallic settlings. Some of these sites date of the 7th century B.C. Invasions of the Barbarians took place in the 7th century A.D., the probable foundation date of the village.
The famous Adolphe Thiers, Joseph Autran, André Roussin, Frantz Litz and Alexandre Dumas where born or resided in Bouc-Bel-Air .
External links
- [Official website]
- [Pays d'Aix] by Provence-Hideaways
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