Puyloubier

Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

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Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Coat of arms

Location of Puyloubier

(2020–2026) Frédéric Guinieri^[1]Area

40.85 km² (15.77 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,783 • Density44/km² (110/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

13079 /13114

Elevation239–1,007 m (784–3,304 ft)
(avg. 400 m or 1,300 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Puyloubier (French pronunciation: [pɥilubje]; Occitan: Pueglobier) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.

In Puyloubier can be found the Institution des invalides de la Légion étrangère which is a retirement home for former members of the French Foreign Legion.^[3]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	692	—
1975	798	+2.06%
1982	1,121	+4.98%
1990	1,317	+2.03%
1999	1,473	+1.25%
2007	1,708	+1.87%
2012	1,860	+1.72%
2017	1,792	−0.74%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Personalities linked to the commune

Servin de Puyloubier, hermit and martyr, massacred by the Visigoths.
Jacques Rigaud, designer and engraver, born in Puyloubier on 1 May 1680, died in Paris on 10 August 1754.
Jean-Baptiste Rigaud, designer and engraver, born in Puyloubier on 17 April 1720, nephew of Jacques Rigaud.
Rosalie Margalet, mother of the poet Victor Gélu, costumier, born in Puyloubier on 3 April 1770, died on 7 March 1854.
Jean Planque, painter and collector of Swiss art, stayed here between 1948 and 1951.
Francis Méano, international footballer, born in Puyloubier on 22 May 1931, died in a car accident near Reims on 26 June 1953.
Pierre-Paul Jeanpierre, colonel in the Foreign Légion, killed in combat in 1958 near Guelma (Algeria,) interred in the carré des légionnaires in Puyloubier cemetery.
Yvonne Gamy, actress, born Marseille on 10 June 1904, died in Marseille on 10 February 1997, was a longtime resident of Puyloubier.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ http://www.legion-boutique.com/
- http://www.puyloubier.com/
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE