La Roque-d'Anthéron (French pronunciation: [la ʁɔk dɑ̃teʁɔ̃]; Provençal: La Ròca d'Antarron) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southern France. Part of the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis, it is located on the departmental border with Vaucluse. In 2018, La Roque-d'Anthéron had a population of 5,441. Silvacane Abbey, a former Cistercian monastery founded in 1144 by monks from Morimond Abbey, is located in La Roque-d'Anthéron, east of the town centre.

History

Cited in 1037 under the name of Roca, the village then had a varying etymology being named La Rocca d'An Tarron (in 1200), Roccha Tarroni (in 1274) and then Rocca d'en Tarron.

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,228 —     1800 1,319 +1.03% 1806 1,278 −0.52% 1821 1,381 +0.52% 1831 1,506 +0.87% 1836 1,417 −1.21% 1841 1,498 +1.12% 1846 1,544 +0.61% 1851 1,474 −0.92% 1856 1,495 +0.28% 1861 1,584 +1.16% 1866 1,543 −0.52% 1872 1,494 −0.54% 1876 1,603 +1.78% 1881 1,517 −1.10% 1886 1,503 −0.19% 1891 1,428 −1.02% 1896 1,522 +1.28%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 1,452 −0.94% 1906 1,555 +1.38% 1911 1,517 −0.49% 1921 1,308 −1.47% 1926 1,277 −0.48% 1931 1,188 −1.43% 1936 1,159 −0.49% 1946 1,121 −0.33% 1954 1,075 −0.52% 1962 1,415 +3.49% 1968 2,282 +8.29% 1975 2,876 +3.36% 1982 3,692 +3.63% 1990 3,923 +0.76% 1999 4,446 +1.40% 2007 5,013 +1.51% 2012 5,390 +1.46% 2017 5,455 +0.24%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

See also

• Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department
• Festival de La Roque-d'Anthéron