Puyloubier
Puyloubier | |
|---|---|
 Foreign Legion invalid home | |
.svg.png) Coat of arms | |
Location of Puyloubier | |
  Puyloubier  Puyloubier | |
| Coordinates: 43°31′33″N 5°40′12″E / 43.5258°N 5.67°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 (2020–2026) | Frédéric Guinieri[1] |
Area 1 | 40.85 km2 (15.77 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 1,780 |
| • Density | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 13079 /13114 |
| Elevation | 239–1,007 m (784–3,304 ft) (avg. 400 m or 1,300 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Puyloubier (French pronunciation: [pɥilubje]; Occitan: Pueglobier) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.
In Puyloubier can be found the Institution des invalides de la Légion étrangère which is a retirement home for former members of the French Foreign Legion.[3]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 692 | — |
| 1975 | 798 | +2.06% |
| 1982 | 1,121 | +4.98% |
| 1990 | 1,317 | +2.03% |
| 1999 | 1,473 | +1.25% |
| 2007 | 1,708 | +1.87% |
| 2012 | 1,860 | +1.72% |
| 2017 | 1,792 | −0.74% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Personalities linked to the commune
- Servin de Puyloubier, hermit and martyr, massacred by the Visigoths.
- Jacques Rigaud, designer and engraver, born in Puyloubier on 1 May 1680, died in Paris on 10 August 1754.
- Jean-Baptiste Rigaud, designer and engraver, born in Puyloubier on 17 April 1720, nephew of Jacques Rigaud.
- Rosalie Margalet, mother of the poet Victor Gélu, costumier, born in Puyloubier on 3 April 1770, died on 7 March 1854.
- Jean Planque, painter and collector of Swiss art, stayed here between 1948 and 1951.
- Francis Méano, international footballer, born in Puyloubier on 22 May 1931, died in a car accident near Reims on 26 June 1953.
- Pierre-Paul Jeanpierre, colonel in the Foreign Légion, killed in combat in 1958 near Guelma (Algeria,) interred in the carré des légionnaires in Puyloubier cemetery.
- Yvonne Gamy, actress, born Marseille on 10 June 1904, died in Marseille on 10 February 1997, was a longtime resident of Puyloubier.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ http://www.legion-boutique.com/
- http://www.puyloubier.com/ - ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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