- Venelles
Infobox Commune de France
nomcommune=Venelles
région=Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
département=Bouches-du-Rhône
arrondissement=Aix-en-Provence
canton=Aix-en-Provence-Nord-Est
insee=13113
cp=13770
maire=Jean-Pierre Saez
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Pays d'Aix
longitude=5.48333333333
latitude=43.5991666667
alt moy=409 m
alt mini=254 m
alt maxi=442 m
hectares=2 054
km²=20,54
sans=7537
date-sans=1999
dens=366|Venelles is a commune in the
Bouches-du-Rhône "département" in southernFrance .Location
It is close to
Aix-en-Provence .History
In 15BC, there was a Roman settlement there. It was then destroyed by the
Lombards in 574 AD, and again in the 11th century by theSaracen s.In the 15th century, the land was finally re-settled.
In 1530 there were 7 houses; by 1728, 30; in 1765, 124, and in 1820, 211.
In 1865 a railway was built, followed by a school in 1882.
On 11 June 1909, at 9p.m. an earthquake destroyed many houses.
External links
* [http://www.venelles.fr/ Official website]
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