Cuges-les-Pins

Cuges-les-Pins (French pronunciation: ​[kyʒ le pɛ̃]; Occitan: Cuja), commonly referred to as Cuges, is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southern France. Situated east of Marseille, on the departmental border with Var, it had a population of 5,147 as of 2018.

Cuges-les-Pins
Cuja  (Occitan)
Commune
A view of Cuges-les-Pins with the Sainte-Baume in the background
Coat of arms
Location of Cuges-les-Pins
Cuges-les-Pins
Cuges-les-Pins
Coordinates: 43°16′38″N 5°42′05″E
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentBouches-du-Rhône
ArrondissementMarseille
CantonLa Ciotat
IntercommunalityAix-Marseille-Provence
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Bernard Destrost
Area
1
38.81 km2 (14.98 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[1]
5,147
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
13042 /13420
Dialling codes0491
Elevation165–1,041 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
Historical population
YearPop.±%
17931,540—    
18001,486−3.5%
18061,504+1.2%
18211,735+15.4%
18311,855+6.9%
18361,804−2.7%
18411,709−5.3%
18461,666−2.5%
18511,692+1.6%
18561,603−5.3%
18611,538−4.1%
18661,501−2.4%
18721,450−3.4%
18761,434−1.1%
18811,302−9.2%
18861,260−3.2%
18911,207−4.2%
YearPop.±%
18961,119−7.3%
1901997−10.9%
1906935−6.2%
1911894−4.4%
1921741−17.1%
1926808+9.0%
1931749−7.3%
1936721−3.7%
1946754+4.6%
1954847+12.3%
19621,109+30.9%
19681,433+29.2%
19751,282−10.5%
19821,875+46.3%
19902,655+41.6%
19993,754+41.4%
20084,743+26.3%

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2018". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2020.
  2. Joseph Bonaparte, Thierry Lentz, PERRIN Biographie (in French), 752 pages, 2016.
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