Cuges-les-Pins
Cuges-les-Pins (French pronunciation: [kyʒ le pɛ̃]; Occitan: Cuja), commonly referred to simply as Cuges, is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southern France. Situated 26.9 km (16.7 mi) east of Marseille, on the departmental border with Var, it had a population of 5,147 as of 2018.
Cuges-les-Pins
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Coordinates: 43°16′38″N 5°42′05″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
Department | Bouches-du-Rhône |
Arrondissement | Marseille |
Canton | La Ciotat |
Intercommunality | Aix-Marseille-Provence |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Bernard Destrost |
Area 1 | 38.81 km2 (14.98 sq mi) |
Population | 5,244 |
• Density | 140/km2 (350/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 13042 /13420 |
Dialling codes | 0491 |
Elevation | 165–1,041 m (541–3,415 ft) (avg. 191 m or 627 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
History
On 1 August 1794, Mayor Joseph-Jean Monfray performed the wedding of Julie Clary and Joseph Bonaparte, brother of Napoléon Bonaparte, in Cuges-les-Pins. Julie Clary and Joseph Bonaparte would later reign over Naples (1806–1808) and Spain (1808–1813) as Queen consort and King, respectively.[2]
Demographics
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References
- "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
- Joseph Bonaparte, Thierry Lentz, PERRIN Biographie (in French), 752 pages, 2016.
External links
- (in French) Official town website
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