Coudoux

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CountryFrance
Area
1
12.65 km2 (4.88 sq mi)
Population
(2023)[2]
3,825
Coudoux
The Canal de Marseille enters a tunnel near Coudoux
The Canal de Marseille enters a tunnel near Coudoux
Coat of arms of Coudoux
Location of Coudoux
Coudoux is located in France
Coudoux
Coudoux
Coudoux is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Coudoux
Coudoux
Coordinates: 43°33′31″N 5°14′57″E / 43.5586°N 5.2492°E / 43.5586; 5.2492
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentBouches-du-Rhône
ArrondissementAix-en-Provence
CantonBerre-l'Étang
IntercommunalityAix-Marseille-Provence
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Guy Barret[1]
Area
1
12.65 km2 (4.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
3,825
  Density302.4/km2 (783.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
13118 /13111
Elevation40–277 m (131–909 ft)
(avg. 103 m or 338 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Coudoux (French pronunciation: [kuduks];[3][4] Occitan: Codoç) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.

It is 17 km (11 mi) away from Aix-en-Provence, 20 km (12 mi) away from Salon-de-Provence, and nearly 40 km (25 mi) away from Marseille. As for villages, it is 3 km (1.9 mi) away from Velaux, 4 km (2.5 mi) away from La Fare-les-Oliviers, 5 km (3.1 mi) away from Ventabren and about 10 km (6.2 mi) away from Éguilles.

History

As early as the 16th century, there were two hamlets, "Petit Coudoux" (Small Coudoux) and "Grand Coudoux" (Big Coudoux). However, these were part of the commune of Ventabren and it was only in 1950 that Coudoux was made a commune in its own right.[5]

Population

Sister Cities

Coudoux has been twinned with Owingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany since 1991 and Baone, Padua, Italy since 2004.[7]

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