Peyrolles-en-Provence

Peyrolles-en-Provence Peiròla de Provença (Occitan)
Commune
The 17th-century bell tower in the town centre of Peyrolles-en-Provence
Coat of arms
Location of Peyrolles-en-Provence
Peyrolles-en-Provence Peyrolles-en-Provence
Coordinates: 43°38′47″N 5°35′09″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Bouches-du-Rhône
Arrondissement	Aix-en-Provence
Canton	Trets
Intercommunality	Aix-Marseille-Provence
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Olivier Frégeac
Area 1	34.9 km2 (13.5 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	5,223
• Density	150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	13074 /13860
Elevation	201–782 m (659–2,566 ft) (avg. 220 m or 720 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Peyrolles-en-Provence (French pronunciation: [pɛʁɔl ɑ̃ pʁɔvɑ̃s]; Occitan: Peiròla de Provença) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southern France. Part of the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis, it is located 18 km (11.2 mi) northeast of Aix-en-Provence. In 2018, Peyrolles-en-Provence had a population of 5,125.

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 769 —     1800 775 +0.11% 1806 913 +2.77% 1821 1,135 +1.46% 1831 1,171 +0.31% 1836 1,170 −0.02% 1841 1,203 +0.56% 1846 1,159 −0.74% 1851 1,222 +1.06% 1856 1,216 −0.10% 1861 1,260 +0.71% 1866 1,260 +0.00% 1872 1,255 −0.07% 1876 1,194 −1.24% 1881 1,040 −2.72% 1886 1,022 −0.35% 1891 974 −0.96% 1896 1,005 +0.63%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 927 −1.60% 1906 886 −0.90% 1911 921 +0.78% 1921 804 −1.35% 1926 811 +0.17% 1931 860 +1.18% 1936 906 +1.05% 1946 1,049 +1.48% 1954 1,199 +1.68% 1962 2,003 +6.62% 1968 2,249 +1.95% 1975 2,297 +0.30% 1982 2,560 +1.56% 1990 2,918 +1.65% 1999 3,914 +3.32% 2007 4,286 +1.14% 2012 4,751 +2.08% 2017 5,105 +1.45%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

Climate

On average, Peyrolles-en-Provence experiences 59.3 days per year with a minimum temperature below 0 °C (32.0 °F), 0.8 days per year with a minimum temperature below −10 °C (14.0 °F), 0.4 days per year with a maximum temperature below 0 °C (32.0 °F), and 66.8 days per year with a maximum temperature above 30 °C (86.0 °F). The record high temperature was 44.4 °C (111.9 °F) on 28 June 2019, while the record low temperature was −14.1 °C (6.6 °F) on 12 February 2012.

Climate data for Peyrolles-en-Provence (1991–2020 normals, extremes 2005–present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	20.1 (68.2)	23.3 (73.9)	26.1 (79.0)	29.2 (84.6)	34.3 (93.7)	44.4 (111.9)	38.9 (102.0)	41.5 (106.7)	35.5 (95.9)	31.3 (88.3)	23.4 (74.1)	21.6 (70.9)	44.4 (111.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	11.3 (52.3)	12.6 (54.7)	16.3 (61.3)	20.1 (68.2)	24.0 (75.2)	29.0 (84.2)	32.4 (90.3)	31.6 (88.9)	26.9 (80.4)	21.5 (70.7)	15.4 (59.7)	11.3 (52.3)	21.0 (69.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)	5.9 (42.6)	6.4 (43.5)	9.6 (49.3)	13.0 (55.4)	16.6 (61.9)	21.0 (69.8)	23.8 (74.8)	23.0 (73.4)	19.4 (66.9)	15.1 (59.2)	9.9 (49.8)	6.0 (42.8)	14.1 (57.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	0.5 (32.9)	0.2 (32.4)	2.9 (37.2)	6.0 (42.8)	9.3 (48.7)	12.9 (55.2)	15.2 (59.4)	14.5 (58.1)	11.9 (53.4)	8.8 (47.8)	4.5 (40.1)	0.7 (33.3)	7.3 (45.1)
Record low °C (°F)	−10.1 (13.8)	−14.1 (6.6)	−7.7 (18.1)	−4.5 (23.9)	−1.2 (29.8)	1.5 (34.7)	6.8 (44.2)	5.6 (42.1)	1.7 (35.1)	−4.1 (24.6)	−8.0 (17.6)	−11.0 (12.2)	−14.1 (6.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	48.3 (1.90)	37.4 (1.47)	36.9 (1.45)	49.0 (1.93)	49.3 (1.94)	47.6 (1.87)	22.6 (0.89)	30.4 (1.20)	54.1 (2.13)	81.0 (3.19)	84.5 (3.33)	54.3 (2.14)	595.4 (23.44)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	5.1	6.1	6.1	6.8	6.2	4.1	2.2	3.3	4.6	5.1	6.8	5.6	62.0
Source: Meteociel

See also

• Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department

External links

• Official website (in French)