Roquevaire is a commune

Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...

 in the Huveaune

Huveaune

The Huveaune is a river in France. It is 48 kilometres long and rises in the Castelette cave at 590 m in the Sainte-Baume mountain range. It flows through Auriol, Roquevaire, Aubagne, and the metropolitan area of Marseille. It discharges into the Mediterranean Sea at...

 valley between Aubagne

Aubagne

Aubagne is a commune located east of Marseille in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.The French Foreign Legion has its headquarters there...

 and Auriol

Auriol

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 in the Bouches-du-Rhône

Bouches-du-Rhône

Bouches-du-Rhône is a department in the south of France named after the mouth of the Rhône River. It is the most populous department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Its INSEE and postal code is 13.-History of the department:...

 department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

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 region

Régions of France

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 in southern France

France

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. Its inhabitants are called Roquevairois.

The communes of Lascours, Pont de l'etoile and Pont de Joux are also attached to Roquevaire. The main attraction is the organ

Organ (music)

The organ , is a keyboard instrument of one or more divisions, each played with its own keyboard operated either with the hands or with the feet. The organ is a relatively old musical instrument in the Western musical tradition, dating from the time of Ctesibius of Alexandria who is credited with...

in the St Vincent Church which is the largest organ in France. The town features an international organ festival in September.

Population