Graveson

For other uses, see Graveson (disambiguation).

Graveson (French pronunciation: [ɡʁavəzɔ̃]; Occitan: Graveson) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.

Graveson
Commune
City gate
Coat of arms
Location of Graveson
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Coordinates: 43°51′04″N 4°46′25″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Bouches-du-Rhône
Arrondissement	Arles
Canton	Châteaurenard
Intercommunality	CA Terre de Provence
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Pécout[1]
Area 1	23.54 km2 (9.09 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	4,791
• Density	200/km2 (530/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	13045 /13690
Elevation	8–143 m (26–469 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,600 —     1800 1,520 −0.73% 1806 1,549 +0.32% 1821 1,454 −0.42% 1831 1,528 +0.50% 1836 1,478 −0.66% 1841 1,447 −0.42% 1846 1,570 +1.65% 1851 1,709 +1.71% 1856 1,675 −0.40% 1861 1,724 +0.58% 1866 1,700 −0.28% 1872 1,659 −0.41% 1876 1,600 −0.90% 1881 1,570 −0.38% 1886 1,622 +0.65% 1891 1,615 −0.09% 1896 1,616 +0.01%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 1,684 +0.83% 1906 1,754 +0.82% 1911 1,758 +0.05% 1921 1,665 −0.54% 1926 1,814 +1.73% 1931 1,805 −0.10% 1936 1,888 +0.90% 1946 1,935 +0.25% 1954 1,912 −0.15% 1962 2,035 +0.78% 1968 2,024 −0.09% 1975 2,134 +0.76% 1982 2,276 +0.92% 1990 2,752 +2.40% 1999 3,188 +1.65% 2007 3,797 +2.21% 2012 4,271 +2.38% 2017 4,864 +2.63%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

• Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Graveson, EHESS (in French).
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE