Roquevaire

Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Roquevaire Ròcavaira (Occitan)
Commune
A view of Roquevaire
Coat of arms
Location of Roquevaire
(2020–2026)		Yves Mesnard^[1]
Area ¹	23.83 km² (9.20 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	8,673
• Density	360/km² (940/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	13086 /13360
Dialling codes	(+33) 04
Elevation	134–732 m (440–2,402 ft) (avg. 160 m or 520 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Roquevaire (French pronunciation: [ʁɔk(ə)vɛʁ]; Occitan: Ròcavaira) is a commune in the Huveaune valley between Aubagne and Auriol in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southern France.

Geography

The villages of Lascours, Pont-de-l'Étoile and Pont-de-Joux are located within the commune of Roquevaire. In 2023, Roquevaire will be served by two stations of the Aubagne tramway when the northern Line T extension opens.

Tourism

The main attraction is the organ in the Saint Vincent Church, which is the largest organ in France. The town features an international organ festival in September.

Population

Its inhabitants are called Roquevairois and Roquevairoises in French.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	3,065	—
1800	2,711	−1.74%
1806	2,813	+0.62%
1821	2,842	+0.07%
1831	3,218	+1.25%
1836	3,120	−0.62%
1841	3,143	+0.15%
1846	3,130	−0.08%
1851	3,180	+0.32%
1856	3,175	−0.03%
1861	3,465	+1.76%
1866	3,635	+0.96%
1872	3,499	−0.63%
1876	3,558	+0.42%
1881	3,350	−1.20%
1886	3,436	+0.51%
1891	3,115	−1.94%
1896	3,012	−0.67%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1901	2,973	−0.26%
1906	3,110	+0.91%
1911	2,969	−0.92%
1921	2,600	−1.32%
1926	2,645	+0.34%
1931	2,613	−0.24%
1936	2,608	−0.04%
1946	2,521	−0.34%
1954	3,080	+2.54%
1962	3,408	+1.27%
1968	3,854	+2.07%
1975	5,042	+3.91%
1982	5,619	+1.56%
1990	7,061	+2.90%
1999	7,853	+1.19%
2007	8,373	+0.80%
2012	8,693	+0.75%
2017	9,003	+0.70%

Source: EHESS^[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)^[4]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Roquevaire, EHESS (in French).
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE