Peypin

Peypin
The passenger building of the old Valdonne railway station in Peypin, on the Aubagne to Fuveau-la Barque line. Today it is private property, but the clock still remains. The passenger building of the old Valdonne railway station in Peypin, on the Aubagne to Fuveau-la Barque line. Today it is private property, but the clock still remains.
Coat of arms of Peypin Coat of arms
Peypin
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region Peypin
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Bouches-du-Rhône
Arrondissement	Marseille
Canton	Roquevaire
Intercommunality	Pays d'Aubagne et de l'Etoile
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Albert Sale
Area1	13.35 km2 (5.15 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	5,336
• Density	400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	13073 / 13124
Dialling codes	0491
Elevation	216–602 m (709–1,975 ft) (avg. 303 m or 994 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.

Peypin is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	652	—
1800	776	+19.0%
1806	669	−13.8%
1821	844	+26.2%
1831	960	+13.7%
1836	990	+3.1%
1841	966	−2.4%
1846	979	+1.3%
1851	1,001	+2.2%
1856	1,104	+10.3%
1861	1,194	+8.2%
1866	1,460	+22.3%
1872	704	−51.8%
1876	752	+6.8%
1881	828	+10.1%
1886	823	−0.6%
1891	843	+2.4%
1896	863	+2.4%
1901	949	+10.0%
1906	991	+4.4%
1911	997	+0.6%
1921	1,320	+32.4%
1926	1,494	+13.2%
1931	1,187	−20.5%
1936	1,064	−10.4%
1946	1,014	−4.7%
1954	1,385	+36.6%
1962	1,304	−5.8%
1968	1,365	+4.7%
1975	2,018	+47.8%
1982	2,629	+30.3%
1990	4,155	+58.0%
1999	4,956	+19.3%
2008	5,336	+7.7%

Its inhabitants are called Peypinois.

See also

• Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department

References

• INSEE

External links

• (French) Official commune website