Ventabren

French commune
nomcommune=Ventabren
Roquefavour aqueduct
région=Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
département=Bouches-du-Rhône
arrondissement=Aix-en-Provence
canton=Pélissanne
insee=13114
cp=13122
maire=Claude Filippi
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Pays d'Aix
longitude=5.29305
latitude=43.538
alt moy= 238 m
alt mini= 59 m
alt maxi= 286 m
hectares= 2,850
km²= 28.5
sans= 4,549
date-sans=1999
dens= 160
date-dens=1999

Ventabren is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône "département" in southern France.

Location

It is close to Aix-en-Provence, and only 6 km away from Coudoux and Velaux.

History

The villages dates back to 920-940 AD, when Guillaume I, Count of Provence, had a castle built there.

In 1851 the village comprised 327 houses. Six years later, a railway was built.

The 393 m long Roquefavour aqueduct, located on the territory of the commune, was built from 1842 to 1847 to convey water from the Durance to Marseille, as part of the Canal de Marseille.

External links

* [http://www.mairie-ventabren.fr/ Official website]