La Fare-les-Oliviers
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Commune of La Fare-les-Oliviers |
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| Location | |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Bouches-du-Rhône |
| Arrondissement | Aix-en-Provence |
| Canton | Pélissanne |
| Intercommunality | Salon-Étang de Berre-Durance |
| Mayor | André Campagne (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 27 m–223 m (avg. 53 m) |
| Land area¹ | 13.98 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
6,334 |
| - Density | 453/km² (1999) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 13037/ 13580 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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La Fare-les-Oliviers is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône département in southern France.
[edit] Location
It is close to Aix-en-Provence and Salon-de-Provence.
[edit] History
A castle, Castellas, was built in the 10th century.
In the 18th century, a pavillion was built in the centre of the village.
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