Meyrargues

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

Meyrargues
Commune
The main street of Meyrargues
Coat of arms
Location of Meyrargues
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Coordinates: 43°38′11″N 5°31′45″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 (2008–2014)	Mireille Jouve
Area ^1	41.67 km^2 (16.09 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	3,804
• Density	91/km^2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	13059 /13650
Elevation	186–554 m (610–1,818 ft) (avg. 206 m or 676 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 892 —     1800 829 −7.1% 1806 929 +12.1% 1821 962 +3.6% 1831 1,009 +4.9% 1836 1,030 +2.1% 1841 1,035 +0.5% 1846 1,125 +8.7% 1851 1,098 −2.4% 1856 1,020 −7.1% 1861 1,143 +12.1% 1866 1,354 +18.5% 1872 1,296 −4.3% 1876 1,117 −13.8% 1881 967 −13.4% 1886 880 −9.0% 1891 939 +6.7%

Year Pop. ±% 1896 1,005 +7.0% 1901 1,021 +1.6% 1906 953 −6.7% 1911 853 −10.5% 1921 772 −9.5% 1926 826 +7.0% 1931 879 +6.4% 1936 810 −7.8% 1946 935 +15.4% 1954 1,020 +9.1% 1962 1,535 +50.5% 1968 2,196 +43.1% 1975 2,222 +1.2% 1982 2,406 +8.3% 1990 2,814 +17.0% 1999 3,284 +16.7% 2008 3,473 +5.8%

Personalities

• Writer Joseph d'Arbaud was born in Meyrargues.
• Raouia Rouabhia - Algerian international volleyball player

See also

• Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department

References

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