Éguilles | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason de la ville d'Eguilles (13).svg |
Arrondissement: | Aix-en-Provence |
Canton: | Pélissanne |
Insee: | 13032 |
Postal Code: | 13510 |
Mayor: | Robert Dagorne[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Aix-Marseille-Provence |
Coordinates: | 43.5694°N 5.3547°W |
Elevation M: | 250 |
Elevation Min M: | 140 |
Elevation Max M: | 315 |
Area Km2: | 34.07 |
Éguilles (pronounced as /fr/; oc|Agulha in Occitan (post 1500); pronounced as /aˈɣyʎɔ, aˈɡyjɔ/)[2] is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. It is halfway between Saint-Cannat and Aix-en-Provence.
Tracks of an early settlement dating back to the 3rd century BC have been found. However, it appears that in 124BC those tracks were destroyed.[3]
In the 16th century, there were attacks from Aix-en-Provence and Les Baux-de-Provence, and the Castle was destroyed.[3] In 1790 there were 180 inhabitants, mostly shepherds.[3]
In the 19th century many inhabitants left owing to the Industrial Revolution.[3] By 1936 there were only 730 inhabitants.[3]