Éguilles
Encyclopedia
Éguilles is a commune
in the Bouches-du-Rhône
department in southern France
. It is halfway between Saint-Cannat
and Aix-en-Provence
.
In the 16th century, there were attacks from Aix-en-Provence
and Les Baux-de-Provence, and the Castle was destroyed.
In 1790 there were 180 inhabitants, mostly shepherds.
In the 19th century many inhabitants left owing to the Industrial Revolution
.
By 1936 there were only 730 inhabitants.
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 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 southern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. It is halfway between Saint-Cannat
Saint-Cannat
Saint-Cannat is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.It has retained several fountains dating back to the 17th and 18th century, the remains of the medieval ramparts and the chateau, which today houses the town hall and museum....
and Aix-en-Provence
Aix-en-Provence
Aix , or Aix-en-Provence to distinguish it from other cities built over hot springs, is a city-commune in southern France, some north of Marseille. It is in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, in the département of Bouches-du-Rhône, of which it is a subprefecture. The population of Aix is...
.
History
Tracks of an early settlement dating back to the 3rd century BC have been found. However, it appears that in 124BC those tracks were destroyed.In the 16th century, there were attacks from Aix-en-Provence
Aix-en-Provence
Aix , or Aix-en-Provence to distinguish it from other cities built over hot springs, is a city-commune in southern France, some north of Marseille. It is in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, in the département of Bouches-du-Rhône, of which it is a subprefecture. The population of Aix is...
and Les Baux-de-Provence, and the Castle was destroyed.
In 1790 there were 180 inhabitants, mostly shepherds.
In the 19th century many inhabitants left owing to the Industrial Revolution
Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution was a period from the 18th to the 19th century where major changes in agriculture, manufacturing, mining, transportation, and technology had a profound effect on the social, economic and cultural conditions of the times...
.
By 1936 there were only 730 inhabitants.
Population
Climate
The table below shows temperature and precipitation levels for 1971-2000 :| Month | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum Temperatures (°C) | 11,2 | 12,6 | 15,3 | 17,7 | 22,2 | 26,1 | 29,5 | 29,2 | 25,3 | 20,3 | 14,7 | 12,0 | 19,7 |
| Average Temperatures (°C) | 7,1 | 8,3 | 10,7 | 13,1 | 17,4 | 21,1 | 24,1 | 24,0 | 20,4 | 16,0 | 10,8 | 8,1 | 15.1 |
| Minimum Temperatures (°C) | 3,0 | 3,9 | 6,0 | 8,5 | 12,6 | 16,0 | 18,7 | 18,7 | 15,5 | 11,6 | 6,8 | 4,1 | 10,5 |
| Precipitation (hauteur en mm) | 54 | 44 | 40 | 58 | 41 | 25 | 13 | 31 | 61 | 85 | 51 | 52 | 554,5 |
| Source: Météo France / Station de Marignane Marignane Marignane is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern France.-Geography:It is a component of the metropolitan Marseille Provence Métropole, and the largest suburb of the city of Marseille... |
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Personalities
- Joseph Marius DiouloufetJoseph Marius DiouloufetJoseph Marius Diouloufet was a Provençal poet.-Biography:As a seminarian, Diouloufet had to leave Provence for Italy with the advent of the French Revolution....
, Provençal writer, was born in Eguilles on 19 September 1771.