Saint-Cannat
Saint-Cannat Sant Canat (Occitan) | ||
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Commune | ||
Saint-Cannat Town Hall | ||
Coat of arms | ||
Location of Saint-Cannat | ||
(2020–2026) Jacky Gérard[1] | | |
Area 1 | 36.54 km2 (14.11 sq mi) | |
Population (2021)[2] | 5,653 | |
• Density | 150/km2 (400/sq mi) | |
Demonym | Saint-Cannadens | |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) | |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 13091 /13760 | |
Elevation | 159–391 m (522–1,283 ft) (avg. 212 m or 696 ft) | |
Website | saint-cannat.fr | |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Saint-Cannat (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ kana]; Occitan: Sant Canat) is a commune in the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southern France. It is located just northwest of Aix-en-Provence, seat of the larger arrondissement.
History
The village was named after Canus Natus, a fifth century Roman Catholic Saint, who was a Roman clergyman born with white hair, a quirk synonymous with great wisdom at the time.[3] He was buried in Saint-Cannat, although there was no such place at the time, but soon enough several houses were built into a hamlet.[3]
In the twelfth century, Archbishop Pierre mentioned, 'Castrum Santi - Cannati' in a paper.[3]
In the thirteenth century, villagers turned on their archbishop and pledged allegiance to the Lord of the Baux-de-Provence, and then to the Kings of Sicily (namely, Frederic III of Aragon, or perhaps Louis XIII).[3] This, however, only lasted three years.[3] In the same century, the Knights Templar established a settlement there.[3]
Pierre André de Suffren was born here on 17 July 1729.[3] A century later, Alphonse Tavernier, a poet, was born here on 27 November 1852.
On 11 June 1909 a terrible earthquake destroyed almost everything.[3] Shortly after, the houses were re-built in the same architectural style.[3] Both in 1984 and 1994 huge floods ravaged most houses.[3]
It has retained several fountains dating back to the 17th and 18th century, the remains of the medieval ramparts and the chateau, which today houses the town hall and museum.[3] The Route nationale 7 bisects the village.
There is a polo club, Polo Club de Saint Cannat, opened in the 1970s.[4] It organizes the Open d'Aix and the Tournoi de Noel every year.[5]
There is also an entertainment park called Village des automates.[6]
It is also home to the winery Château de Beaupré, started by Baron Emile Double (1869-1938) in 1890.[7]
The creek Budéou flows through the village.
Demographics
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Source: EHESS[8] and INSEE (1968–2020)[9] |
Gallery
- Roman Catholic church
- Statue of Pierre André de Suffren
- War memorial
- An alley in Saint-Cannat
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k official website Archived 2007-05-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Polo Club de Saint Cannat
- ^ Horace A. Laffaye, The Polo Encyclopedia, Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, 2004, p. 330
- ^ Village des automates
- ^ History
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Cannat, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
- Official website
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- Meyreuil
- Mimet
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- Mollégès
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- Noves
- Orgon
- Paradou
- Pélissanne
- Les Pennes-Mirabeau
- La Penne-sur-Huveaune
- Peynier
- Peypin
- Peyrolles-en-Provence
- Plan-de-Cuques
- Plan-d'Orgon
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- Saint-Étienne-du-Grès
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- Tarascon
- Le Tholonet
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- Ventabren
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