Bouc-Bel-Air

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Bouc-Bel-Air

Total population

15,248

Elevation153 m

Land area21.75 km²

Coordinates43.45°, 5.41°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Bouc-Bel-Air is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southern France. It is situated between Aix-en-Provence to the north, Gardanne to the east, Marseille to the south and Vitrolles to the west. The old village is located at the summit of a small hill.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Patrick Revelli

French footballer (born 1951)

Claude de Forbin Gardane

Senior French naval officer, member of the noble house of Forbin, Forbin Gardane branch. While in the service of the King of Siam he was Grand Admiral and General of the King's armies. He was also the Governor of Bangkok.

Roland Blum

French politician

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Bernard Pardo

French footballer

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Rabah Iddir

French association football player

Daniel Xuereb

French association football player (born 1956)

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Ahmed Otmane

Félix Baret

French politician (1845-1922)

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Henri Garella

French composer

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Henri Hairabedian

French association football player (1931-2004)

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Henri de Vento

Jean-Michel Ferrand

French politician

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Joseph Lieutaud

French physician

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Joseph-Marius Ramus

French sculptor (1805–1888)

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José Silbert

French painter (1862-1936)

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José de Bérys

French writer (1883–1957)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

• Simiane-Collongue
  2 mi away · pop. 5,849
• Calas
  3 mi away
• Mimet
  5.3 mi away · pop. 4,187
• Le Tholonet
  7 mi away · pop. 2,355
• Fuveau
  7.4 mi away · pop. 10,115
• Belcodène
  9 mi away · pop. 1,948
• Vauvenargues
  12 mi away · pop. 1,041
• Meyrargues
  14 mi away · pop. 3,830
• Carnoux-en-Provence
  15.4 mi away · pop. 6,747
• Saint-Zacharie
  15.5 mi away · pop. 5,931
• Carry-le-Rouet
  15.5 mi away · pop. 5,708
• Saint-Estève-Janson
  16.3 mi away · pop. 372

Browse all places in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Hooded Rosette Lichen

Physcia adscendens

Seen 2026-09-17

discrete chaperon

Cymbalophora pudica

Seen 2026-09-16

Lime-speck Pug

Eupithecia centaureata

Seen 2026-09-15

Mediterranean Tree Frog

Hyla meridionalis

Seen 2026-09-15

Eurasian Red Squirrel

Sciurus vulgaris

Seen 2026-09-15

Autumn Ladies' Tresses

Spiranthes spiralis

Seen 2026-09-15

Meadow Brown

Maniola jurtina

Seen 2026-09-15

Bull Thistle

Cirsium vulgare

Seen 2026-09-15

Common Fleabane

Pulicaria dysenterica

Seen 2026-09-15

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers