La Fare-les-Oliviers | ||
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Sainte-Rosalie chapel
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Coordinates: 43°33′09″N 5°11′42″E / 43.5525°N 5.195°ECoordinates: 43°33′09″N 5°11′42″E / 43.5525°N 5.195°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
Department | Bouches-du-Rhône | |
Arrondissement | Aix-en-Provence | |
Canton | Pélissanne | |
Intercommunality | Salon-Étang de Berre-Durance | |
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• Mayor (2008–2014) | Olivier Guirou | |
Area1 | 13.98 km2 (5.40 sq mi) | |
Population (2008)2 | 6,526 | |
• Density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 13037 / 13580 | |
Elevation | 27–223 m (89–732 ft) (avg. 53 m or 174 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. |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
La Fare-les-Oliviers is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.
It is close to Aix-en-Provence and Salon-de-Provence.
A castle, Castellas, was built in the 10th century.
In the 18th century, a pavilion was built in the centre of the village.