Noves (French pronunciation: [nɔv]; Occitan: Nòvas) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.

Noves
The main square in Noves
The main square in Noves
Coat of arms of Noves
Location of Noves
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Noves is located in France
Noves
Noves
Noves is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Noves
Noves
Coordinates: 43°52′12″N 4°54′07″E / 43.87°N 4.902°E / 43.87; 4.902
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentBouches-du-Rhône
ArrondissementArles
CantonChâteaurenard
IntercommunalityCA Terre de Provence
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Georges Jullien[1]
Area
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27.92 km2 (10.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
5,853
 • Density210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
13066 /13550
Elevation32–105 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.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,200—    
1800 1,490+3.14%
1806 1,262−2.73%
1821 1,772+2.29%
1831 1,908+0.74%
1836 1,877−0.33%
1841 1,927+0.53%
1846 2,051+1.26%
1851 2,161+1.05%
1856 2,174+0.12%
1861 2,130−0.41%
1866 2,187+0.53%
1872 2,200+0.10%
1876 2,018−2.14%
1881 2,064+0.45%
1886 2,038−0.25%
1891 2,111+0.71%
1896 2,173+0.58%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 2,260+0.79%
1906 2,408+1.28%
1911 2,494+0.70%
1921 2,475−0.08%
1926 2,642+1.31%
1931 2,823+1.33%
1936 2,929+0.74%
1946 2,840−0.31%
1954 2,984+0.62%
1962 3,267+1.14%
1968 3,579+1.53%
1975 3,593+0.06%
1982 3,693+0.39%
1990 4,021+1.07%
1999 4,440+1.11%
2007 5,045+1.61%
2012 5,293+0.96%
2017 5,891+2.16%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Sights

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  • 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

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Noves, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE