Puyloubier
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.
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 |
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.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). 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
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