Graveson

Graveson
City gate City gate
Coat of arms of Graveson Coat of arms
Graveson
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region Graveson
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Bouches-du-Rhône
Arrondissement	Arles
Canton	Châteaurenard
Intercommunality	Rhône Alpilles Durance
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Michel Pecout
Area1	23.54 km2 (9.09 sq mi)
Population (2012)2	4,271
• Density	180/km2 (470/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	13045 / 13690
Elevation	8–143 m (26–469 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Graveson is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	1,600	—
1800	1,520	−5.0%
1806	1,549	+1.9%
1821	1,454	−6.1%
1831	1,528	+5.1%
1836	1,478	−3.3%
1841	1,447	−2.1%
1846	1,570	+8.5%
1851	1,709	+8.9%
1856	1,675	−2.0%
1861	1,724	+2.9%
1866	1,700	−1.4%
1872	1,659	−2.4%
1876	1,600	−3.6%
1881	1,570	−1.9%
1886	1,622	+3.3%
1891	1,615	−0.4%
1896	1,616	+0.1%
1901	1,684	+4.2%
1906	1,754	+4.2%
1911	1,758	+0.2%
1921	1,665	−5.3%
1926	1,814	+8.9%
1931	1,805	−0.5%
1936	1,888	+4.6%
1946	1,935	+2.5%
1954	1,912	−1.2%
1962	2,035	+6.4%
1968	2,024	−0.5%
1975	2,134	+5.4%
1982	2,276	+6.7%
1990	2,752	+20.9%
1999	3,185	+15.7%
2008	3,836	+20.4%

See also

• Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department

References

• INSEE