Allauch
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The village of Allauch
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Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region
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| Coordinates: 43°20′13″N 5°28′58″E / 43.3369°N 5.4828°ECoordinates: 43°20′13″N 5°28′58″E / 43.3369°N 5.4828°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
| Department | Bouches-du-Rhône | |
| Arrondissement | Marseille | |
| Canton | Allauch | |
| Intercommunality | Marseille Provence Métropole | |
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| • Mayor (2014-2020) | Roland Povinelli | |
| Area1 | 50.3 km2 (19.4 sq mi) | |
| Population (2014)2 | 21,481 | |
| • Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 13002 / 13190 | |
| Dialling codes | 0491 | |
| Elevation | 116–721 m (381–2,365 ft) (avg. 223 m or 732 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Allauch (Alaug in Occitan; French pronunciation: [alo]) is a French commune situated east of Marseille in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Allaudiens or Allaudiennes.
Allauch is the capital of the Canton of Bouches-du-Rhône. It is a part of the Marseille Provence Urban Community. The commune had 19,521 inhabitants at the 2010 census.
It is located 12 km north-east of Marseille, 10 km north-east of Aubagne and 35 km south of Aix-en-Provence. Access to the commune is by the D908 road from Marseille in the south-west passing through the commune and continuing north to join the D96 north of La Bouilladisse. Access to the village is by the D48 branching off the D908 and looping back as the D48A. There is also the D4A road from the 11th arrondissement in the south, and the D44G from the 12th arrondissement in the south-west.
As Allauch is located on the edge of the Marseille conurbation there are numerous urban districts located within the commune. These are:
'Allauch Village is located on the north-eastern fringe of the Marseille conurbation with large parts of the west of the commune also forming part of this conurbation joining with Plan-de-Cuques to the west..
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