Saint-Paul-lès-Durance
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The town hall
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Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region
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| Coordinates: 43°41′16″N 5°42′30″E / 43.6878°N 5.7083°ECoordinates: 43°41′16″N 5°42′30″E / 43.6878°N 5.7083°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
| Department | Bouches-du-Rhône | |
| Arrondissement | Aix-en-Provence | |
| Canton | Peyrolles-en-Provence | |
| Intercommunality | Pays d'Aix | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Roger Pizot | |
| Area1 | 45.81 km2 (17.69 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 973 | |
| • Density | 21/km2 (55/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 13099 / 13115 | |
| Elevation | 230–519 m (755–1,703 ft) (avg. 254 m or 833 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.
Saint-Paul-lès-Durance is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in Provence, southern France.
The Cadarache research center for nuclear energy is located in Saint-Paul-lès-Durance and next to it the international nuclear fusion research and engineering megaproject ITER.
The town was established in the 10th century and has around 1,000 inhabitants, a school, a church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Aix, a 15th century château, and a little shopping center.
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