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Velaux | |
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 A view of the old village of Velaux | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Velaux  | |
  Velaux  Velaux | |
| Coordinates:43°31′43″N5°15′23″E / 43.5286°N 5.2564°E /43.5286; 5.2564 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Bouches-du-Rhône |
| Arrondissement | Aix-en-Provence |
| Canton | Berre-l'Étang |
| Intercommunality | Aix-Marseille-Provence |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Yannick Guérin[1] |
Area 1 | 25.23 km2 (9.74 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 8,827 |
| • Density | 350/km2 (910/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Velauxien (masculine) Velauxienne (feminine) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 13112 /13880 |
| Elevation | 27–270 m (89–886 ft) (avg. 115 m or 377 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Velaux (French pronunciation:[vəlo];Occitan:Velaurs) is acommune in theBouches-du-Rhônedepartment in southernFrance. It is nearCoudoux andVentabren.
Velaux is an old Provençal village set on a hill overlooking the high plains of the inland west side ofAix. It is located in the middle of the Aix-Marseille-Salon region and surrounded by greenery and hills of vines. Velaux is in the countryside while being close to major urban centers in the region.
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The localfootball club in Velaux is called US Velaux. It was founded in 1961, and the senior men's team competes in the tenth tier ofFrench football.[5]
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