Rognac

Rognac

Rognac railway station, with a passing freight train and an Intercity-TER

Coat of arms
Rognac

Coordinates: 43°29′19″N 5°13′59″E / 43.4886°N 5.2331°E / 43.4886; 5.2331Coordinates: 43°29′19″N 5°13′59″E / 43.4886°N 5.2331°E / 43.4886; 5.2331
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Bouches-du-Rhône
Arrondissement Istres
Canton Berre-l'Étang
Intercommunality Salon-Étang de Berre-Durance
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Pierre Guillaume
Area1 17.46 km2 (6.74 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 12,195
  Density 700/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 13081 / 13340
Elevation 0–271 m (0–889 ft)
(avg. 15 m or 49 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.

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

International relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

Rognac is twinned with:

Rockenhausen, Germany

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793511    
1800558+9.2%
1806555−0.5%
1821637+14.8%
1831555−12.9%
1836625+12.6%
1841220−64.8%
1846570+159.1%
1851748+31.2%
1856789+5.5%
1861873+10.6%
1866873+0.0%
1872840−3.8%
1876842+0.2%
1881683−18.9%
1886678−0.7%
1891653−3.7%
1896722+10.6%
1901741+2.6%
1906769+3.8%
1911763−0.8%
1921958+25.6%
19261,165+21.6%
19311,395+19.7%
19361,614+15.7%
19462,008+24.4%
19542,696+34.3%
19623,590+33.2%
19684,270+18.9%
19755,105+19.6%
19829,330+82.8%
199011,099+19.0%
199911,631+4.8%
200812,195+4.8%

See also

References

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