La Fare-les-Oliviers (French pronunciation: [la faʁ le.z‿ɔlivje]; Occitan: La Fara deis Oliviers) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southern France. Located in the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis, it had a population of 8,666 in 2018.

A locally-renowned castle, Castellas, was built in the 10th century. In the 18th century, a pavilion was built in the centre of the village.

La Fare-les-Oliviers is situated 20.6 km (12.8 mi) to the west-northwest of Aix-en-Provence and 12.5 km (7.7 mi) to the southeast of Salon-de-Provence.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 980 —     1800 1,069 +1.25% 1806 1,129 +0.91% 1821 1,208 +0.45% 1831 909 −2.80% 1836 1,293 +7.30% 1841 1,260 −0.52% 1846 1,316 +0.87% 1851 1,308 −0.12% 1856 1,329 +0.32% 1861 1,380 +0.76% 1866 1,372 −0.12% 1872 1,272 −1.25% 1876 1,176 −1.94% 1881 1,129 −0.81% 1886 1,193 +1.11% 1891 1,080 −1.97% 1896 1,084 +0.07%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 1,066 −0.33% 1906 1,022 −0.84% 1911 954 −1.37% 1921 887 −0.73% 1926 951 +1.40% 1931 1,149 +3.86% 1936 1,160 +0.19% 1946 1,329 +1.37% 1954 1,680 +2.97% 1962 2,370 +4.40% 1968 2,747 +2.49% 1975 3,526 +3.63% 1982 5,043 +5.24% 1990 6,095 +2.40% 1999 6,334 +0.43% 2007 6,501 +0.33% 2012 7,618 +3.22% 2017 8,476 +2.16%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

• Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department

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