Coudoux (French pronunciation: [kuduks];[3][4] Occitan: Codoç) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.
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Coudoux | |
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Commune | |
![]() The Canal de Marseille enters a tunnel near Coudoux | |
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Coordinates: 43°33′31″N 5°14′57″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
Department | Bouches-du-Rhône |
Arrondissement | Aix-en-Provence |
Canton | Berre-l'Étang |
Intercommunality | Aix-Marseille-Provence |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Guy Barret[1] |
Area 1 | 12.65 km2 (4.88 sq mi) |
Population | 3,702 |
• Density | 290/km2 (760/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 13118 /13111 |
Elevation | 40–277 m (131–909 ft) (avg. 103 m or 338 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
It is 17 km (11 mi) away from Aix-en-Provence, 20 km (12 mi) away from Salon-de-Provence, and nearly 40 km (25 mi) away from Marseille. As for villages, it is 3 km (1.9 mi) away from Velaux, 4 km (2.5 mi) away from La Fare-les-Oliviers, 5 km (3.1 mi) away from Ventabren and about 10 km (6.2 mi) away from Éguilles.
As early as the 16th century, there were two hamlets, "Petit Coudoux" (Small Coudoux) and "Grand Coudoux" (Big Coudoux). However, these were part of the commune of Ventabren and it was only in 1950 that Coudoux was made a commune in its own right.[5]
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Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE (1968-2017)[6] |
Since 2004 Coudoux is twinned with Baone, Province of Padua, Italy.
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