Roquefort-la-Bédoule
Roquefort-la-Bédoule
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 A view of the Château de Roquefort and its surroundings | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Roquefort-la-Bédoule | |
  Roquefort-la-Bédoule Location within France  Roquefort-la-Bédoule Location within Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
| Coordinates: 43°14′54″N 5°35′29″E / 43.2483°N 5.5914°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Bouches-du-Rhône |
| Arrondissement | Marseille |
| Canton | La Ciotat |
| Intercommunality | Aix-Marseille-Provence |
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| • Mayor (2026–32) | Marc Del Grazia[1] |
Area 1 | 31.15 km2 (12.03 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 276 m (906 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 567 m (1,860 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 158 m (518 ft) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 5,798 |
| • Density | 186.1/km2 (482.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 13085 /13830 |
| Dialling codes | 0491 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Roquefort-la-Bédoule (French pronunciation: [ʁɔkfɔʁ la bedul]; Occitan: Ròcafòrt e la Bedola) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southern France. Its inhabitants are called Bédoulens (masculine) and Bédoulennes (feminine).
Geography
[edit]Roquefort-la-Bédoule is situated north of Cassis, Ceyreste and La Cadière-d'Azur, Var; south of Aubagne, Gémenos and Cuges-les-Pins; east of Carnoux-en-Provence; and west of Le Castellet, Var.
History
[edit]The town of Roquefort-la-Bédoule was founded in the 7th century. In 1966, the new commune of Carnoux-en-Provence was established on former Roquefort-la-Bédoule territory.[3]
Demographics
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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.
- 1 2 Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Roquefort-la-Bédoule, EHESS (in French).
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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