Lambesc
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Commune of Lambesc |
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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 | Lambesc |
| Intercommunality | Pays d'Aix |
| Mayor | Bernard Ramond (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 111 m–482 m (avg. 204 m) |
| Land area¹ | 65.34 km² |
| Population² (2004) |
7,934 |
| - Density | 116/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 13050/ 13410 |
| 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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Lambesc is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône département in southern France. It is close to Saint-Cannat and Aix-en-Provence.
[edit] History
In the 1st and 2nd century BC, the area was called Oppidum Amboliacense, and it was a market-place for Greeks from Marseille.
In 124BC, it was occupied by Romans, along with the rest of Provence.
In the Middle Ages, a castle and ramparts were built.
Under Louis XIV and Louis XVI, it was referred to as Versailles Aixois, because many political decisions were taken there.
On June 11, 1909 an earthquake destroyed many houses. With a magnitude of 6.2 on the Richther Scale, it is the highest magnitude earthquake ever recorded in continental France. In the area, a total of 46 died, 250 were wounded and 2,000 buildings damaged.
In 1944 a German train loaded with rifles exploded and many houses were destroyed.
[edit] Trivia
Madame de Sévigné wrote a letter from Lambesc on December, 20th 1672, and in other letters she writes about Lambesc.
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