Eyragues

Eyragues
Commune
The marketplace in Eyragues
Coat of arms
Location of Eyragues
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Coordinates: 43°50′31″N 4°50′30″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Bouches-du-Rhône
Arrondissement	Arles
Canton	Châteaurenard
Intercommunality	CA Terre de Provence
Government
• Mayor (2022–2026)	Michel Gavanon
Area 1	20.78 km2 (8.02 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	4,355
• Density	210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	13036 /13630
Elevation	11–99 m (36–325 ft) (avg. 23 m or 75 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Eyragues (French pronunciation: [ɛʁaɡ]; Occitan: Airaga en Provença) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. Located 14 km (8.7 mi) south of Avignon, and 6 km (3.7 mi) north of Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, it has a weekly market on Fridays in the large village square.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 2,389 —     1800 2,388 −0.01% 1806 2,060 −2.43% 1821 2,206 +0.46% 1831 2,227 +0.09% 1836 2,272 +0.40% 1841 2,290 +0.16% 1846 2,319 +0.25% 1851 2,368 +0.42% 1856 2,527 +1.31% 1861 2,554 +0.21% 1866 2,583 +0.23% 1872 2,461 −0.80% 1876 2,361 −1.03% 1881 2,191 −1.48% 1886 2,069 −1.14% 1891 2,008 −0.60% 1896 1,946 −0.63%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 1,957 +0.11% 1906 1,937 −0.21% 1911 1,935 −0.02% 1921 1,575 −2.04% 1926 1,745 +2.07% 1931 1,767 +0.25% 1936 1,878 +1.23% 1946 1,864 −0.07% 1954 2,015 +0.98% 1962 2,092 +0.47% 1968 2,288 +1.50% 1975 2,512 +1.34% 1982 2,968 +2.41% 1990 3,504 +2.10% 1999 3,941 +1.31% 2007 4,258 +0.97% 2012 4,178 −0.38% 2017 4,468 +1.35%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

See also

• Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department