Velaux

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Velaux

Total population

8,713

Elevation27 m

Land area25.23 km²

Coordinates43.52°, 5.25°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Velaux is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. It is near Coudoux and Ventabren.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

L

Ludivine Kreutz

professional golfer

J

Jean Frédéric Bernard

French publisher and writer

Albert Emon

footballer

Alex Métayer

French humorist (1930–2004)

Edmond Théry

French economist

B

Baptistin Poujoulat

French historian

D

David Vuillemin

French motocross rider

Janine Jambu

French politician (1942–2012)

Jean Joseph François Poujoulat

French historian and journalist (1808–1880)

Joseph Marius Diouloufet

French writer

Julien Blaine

French poet and performer (born 1942)

K

Kalash l'Afro

French singer

L

Louis de Sainte de Maréville

French association football player (1918-1982)

M

Marcel Constant

S

Sabri Tabet

Footballer (born 1977)

T

Thierry Pécout

French historian

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

Nearby places in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

• Calas
  6.5 mi away
• Simiane-Collongue
  11.2 mi away · pop. 5,849
• Miramas-le-Vieux
  11.9 mi away
• Cazan
  11.9 mi away
• Vernègues
  12.1 mi away · pop. 2,123
• Le Tholonet
  12.9 mi away · pop. 2,355
• Alleins
  13.4 mi away · pop. 2,764
• Saint-Estève-Janson
  13.4 mi away · pop. 372
• Pont Royal
  13.6 mi away
• Carry-le-Rouet
  14.1 mi away · pop. 5,708
• Mimet
  14.6 mi away · pop. 4,187
• Sausset-les-Pins
  15 mi away · pop. 7,563

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Geography & sun

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

Public attention

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