Lambesc

Sainte-Thérèse convent

Coat of arms

Lambesc

Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region

Lambesc

Coordinates: 43°39′17″N 5°15′45″E / 43.6547°N 5.2625°ECoordinates: 43°39′17″N 5°15′45″E / 43.6547°N 5.2625°E

Country

France

Region

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Lambesc

Pays d'Aix

Government

• Mayor (2008–2014)

Jacques Bucki

Area¹

65.34 km² (25.23 sq mi)

Population (2008)²

8,743

• Density

130/km² (350/sq mi)

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

• Summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

INSEE/Postal code

13050 / 13410

Elevation

111–482 m (364–1,581 ft)
(avg. 204 m or 669 ft)

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.

Lambesc is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern France.

Lambesc is located in the heart of Provence at the foot of the Côtes mountain range, near the Alpilles. The village has a strong historical and cultural heritage, being home to the Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, the eleventh-century Romanesque chapel of St. Anne's Goiron, and Manivert, a local art and archaeological museum. The special character of the village and its beautiful environs (including the Luberon) attracts many tourists.

Lambesc is located on a hillside in the Massif de la Trévaresse, 1.5 km from the Canal de Marseille. It is 20 km from Aix-en-Provence and Gare d'Aix-en-Provence TGV, 15 km from Salon de Provence, 30 km from Marignane and the Marseille Provence Airport, and 60 km from Avignon

To the west of Lambesc, within 500 meters north of the old riverbed of "The Concernade", a small Neolithic settlement with evidence of post holes was discovered during the work of LGV Méditerranée. Another settlement was discovered in 1995 in a nearby valley. Traces of occupation (homes, septic, lithic material) from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age have been found. The site was reoccupied until the Bronze Age IIIb (as evidenced by funerary structure type mounds, a mold foundry, and a small dwelling) before being finally abandoned in the Iron Age.

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