Noves
Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Noves (French pronunciation: [nɔv]; Occitan: Nòvas) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.
Noves | |
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 The main square in Noves | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Noves | |
  Noves  Noves | |
| Coordinates: 43°52′12″N 4°54′07″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) | Georges Jullien[1] |
Area 1 | 27.92 km2 (10.78 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 6,080 |
| • Density | 218/km2 (564/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 13066 /13550 |
| Elevation | 32–105 m (105–344 ft) (avg. 43 m or 141 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Sights
- Church of Sainte Baudille, located in the site of a 3rd-century Palaeo-Christian worship area and of a Roman temple. The current building was built by will of the bishops of Avignon in the 10th century
- Chapel of the White Penitents, built in the 12th century over a former synagogue.
- Church of Notre-Dame de Piété, founded as a Franciscan hermitage in the 13th century. The current edifice dates to the 1630 and 1720s reconstructions.
Twin towns
Calcinaia, Italy
