La Roque-d'Anthéron

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Coordinates: 43°42′56″N 5°18′41″E / 43.7155555556, 5.31138888889

Commune of La Roque-d'Anthéron

Silvacane Abbey in La Roque-d'Anthéron

Location
La Roque-d'Anthéron (France)
La Roque-d'Anthéron
Administration
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Bouches-du-Rhône
Arrondissement Aix-en-Provence
Canton Lambesc
Intercommunality Pays d'Aix
Mayor Jean-Louis Turcan
(2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation 128 m–484 m
(avg. 175 m)
Land area¹ 25.49 km²
Population²
(1999)
4,446
 - Density 174/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 13084/ 13640
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.
France

La Roque-d'Anthéron is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. Silvacane Abbey, a former Cistercian monastery, is located near La Roque-d'Anthéron.

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