Alleins
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| Coordinates: 43°42′16″N 5°09′45″E / 43.7044°N 5.1625°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Bouches-du-Rhône |
| Arrondissement | Aix-en-Provence |
| Canton | Pélissanne |
| Intercommunality | Aix-Marseille-Provence |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Philippe Grange[1] |
Area 1 | 16.78 km2 (6.48 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,764 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (430/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 13003 /13980 |
| Elevation | 104–345 m (341–1,132 ft) (avg. 168 m or 551 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Alleins (French pronunciation: [alɛ̃s]; Occitan: Alen) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southern France.
Geography
[edit]Alleins is located some 45 km southeast of Avignon and 10 km northeast of Salon-de-Provence. It can be accessed by the D16 road from Salon-de-Provence which passes through the village and continues north-east to Mallemort. The D23 road from Lamanon to Mallemort also passes through the north of the commune. The Électricité de France Canal passes through the north of the commune from west to east. Most of the commune is farmland but the whole area south of the village is heavily forested. The TGV Railway line from Avignon to Marseille passes through the commune but there is no station.
History
[edit]In April 1545, during the wars of religion, Alleins was pillaged by troops of Paulin de la Garde under the direction of Jean Maynier, the lord of Oppede and first president of the Parliament of Aix. The land was confiscated and the people were massacred.[3]
French Revolution
[edit]A Committee of Revolutionary Surveillance was established in Alleins in 1793. It was made up partly of simple peasants who were sometimes illiterate and this institution somehow marked the democratic heyday of the Revolution. Illiterate members took their place in the debates and turn occupied the place of president. The committee in charge of monitoring the implementation of laws devoted much of their time to reading, copying, and discussing their scope thus contributing to the political and democratic education of citizens. In their primary mission, to arrest suspects, they were very cautious and legalistic unlike the tyrannical reputation of these committees. They also defended the village community, for example in the case of the Statue of Equality which was overturned in June 1794. After investigation, a committee member after meeting the Représentant en mission Maignet spared any untoward consequence for the commune.[4]
Heraldry
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Blazon: Gules, ten lozenges of Or posed 4, 4, 2.
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Administration
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List of Successive Mayors[5]
| From | To | Name | Party |
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| 2001 | 2014 | Yves Fabre | DVG |
| 2014 | 2026 | Philippe Grange | DVG |
Population
[edit]The inhabitants of the commune are known as Alleinois or Alleinoises in French.[6]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 975 | — |
| 1975 | 1,041 | +0.94% |
| 1982 | 1,224 | +2.34% |
| 1990 | 1,759 | +4.64% |
| 1999 | 2,071 | +1.83% |
| 2007 | 2,424 | +1.99% |
| 2012 | 2,428 | +0.03% |
| 2017 | 2,512 | +0.68% |
| Source: INSEE[7] | ||
Culture and heritage
[edit]Civil heritage
[edit]The commune has two sites that are registered as historical monuments:
- A Bullring (20th century)
[8] - Ancient fragments of the City gate and the Cemetery Chapel (1st century)[9]
Religious heritage
[edit]The commune has two religious sites that are registered as historical monuments:
- The Chapel of the White Penitents (1608).[10] The chapel contains several items that are registered as historical objects:
- The Wall Panelling with Cathèdres (18th century)
[11] - 2 Processional Staves of penitence (18th century)[12]
- 2 Processional Banners: the Immaculate Conception (19th century)[13]
- A Processional Banner: 2 Penitents kneeling (19th century)[14]
- A Processional Cross (18th century)[15]
- A Statue: Saint Joseph (18th century)[16]
- A Statue, processional dais: Our Lady of Seven Sorrows (19th century)[17]
- An Altar (19th century)[18]
- The Wall Panelling with Cathèdres (18th century)
- The Romanesque Cemetery Chapel of Saint John[19]
- Other religious sites
- The Parish Church contains several items that are registered as historical objects:
- A Painting: The Institution of the Rosary (18th century)[20]
- 2 Chasses-Reliquaries (19th century)[21]
- 4 Reliquaries (19th century)[22]
- A set of 12 Candelabra, 6 large Candelabra, 4 smaller Candelabra with angels, 2 large door Candelabra (19th century)[23]
- The main Altar (19th century)[24]
- A Baptismal font (16th century)[25]
- A Painting: The Institution of the Rosary (18th century)
- The Cemetery contains a Bas-relief (19th century) which is registered as an historical object.[26]
See also
[edit]- Cantons of the Bouches-du-Rhône department
- Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department
- Arrondissements of the Bouches-du-Rhône department
References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Pierre Miquel, The Wars of Religion, Paris, Club France Loisirs, 1980 (ISBN 2-7242-0785-8), p 131-133 (in French)
- ^ Jacques Guilhaumou and Martine Lapied, Peasants and politics under the French Revolution from the files of the Surveillance Committees of Bouches-du-Rhône Archived 19 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Rives nord-méditerranéennes, May 2000, online 25 March 2004
- ^ List of Mayors of France
- ^ Le nom des habitants du 13 - Bouches-du-Rhône, habitants.fr
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA13001206 Bullring (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00081116 City gate and Cemetery Chapel (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00081115 Chapel of the White Penitents (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM13002678 Wall Panelling with Cathèdres (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM13002677 2 Processional Staves of penitence (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM13002676 2 Processional Banners: the Immaculate Conception (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM13002675 Processional Banner: 2 Penitents kneeling (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM13000283 Processional Cross (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM13000282 Statue: Saint Joseph (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM13000281 Statue, processional dais: Our Lady of Seven Sorrows (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM13000280 Altar (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00081114 Cemetery Chapel (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM13002674 Painting: The Institution of the Rosary (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM13001891 Chasses-Reliquaries (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM13001890 4 Reliquaries (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM13001889 Candelabra (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM13001888 Main Altar (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM13000278 Baptismal font (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM13000279 Bas-relief (in French)
External links
[edit]- Official website (in French)
- Alleins on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
- Alein on the 1750 Cassini Map
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