Graveson

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

Graveson
Commune
City gate
Coat of arms
Location of Graveson
Graveson Graveson
Coordinates: 43°51′04″N 4°46′25″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Bouches-du-Rhône
Arrondissement	Arles
Canton	Châteaurenard
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Michel Pecout
Area ^1	23.54 km^2 (9.09 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	4,864
• Density	210/km^2 (540/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	13045 /13690
Elevation	8–143 m (26–469 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 1,600 —     1800 1,520 −5.0% 1806 1,549 +1.9% 1821 1,454 −6.1% 1831 1,528 +5.1% 1836 1,478 −3.3% 1841 1,447 −2.1% 1846 1,570 +8.5% 1851 1,709 +8.9% 1856 1,675 −2.0% 1861 1,724 +2.9% 1866 1,700 −1.4% 1872 1,659 −2.4% 1876 1,600 −3.6% 1881 1,570 −1.9% 1886 1,622 +3.3% 1891 1,615 −0.4%

Year Pop. ±% 1896 1,616 +0.1% 1901 1,684 +4.2% 1906 1,754 +4.2% 1911 1,758 +0.2% 1921 1,665 −5.3% 1926 1,814 +8.9% 1931 1,805 −0.5% 1936 1,888 +4.6% 1946 1,935 +2.5% 1954 1,912 −1.2% 1962 2,035 +6.4% 1968 2,024 −0.5% 1975 2,134 +5.4% 1982 2,276 +6.7% 1990 2,752 +20.9% 1999 3,185 +15.7% 2008 3,836 +20.4%

See also

• Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.