Vitrolles (French pronunciation: [vitʁɔl]; Occitan: Vitròla) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône département in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern France, located about 20.6 km (12.8 mi) from Marseille. It is the largest suburb of the city of Aix-en-Provence and is adjacent to its southwest side.

History

The Hôtel de Ville

The Hôtel de Ville was completed in 1977.[3]

Population

Twin towns – sister cities

Vitrolles is twinned with:[6]

Administration

List of mayors of Vitrolles:

  • 1800–1808: Paul Gueidon
  • 1808–1812: Pierre Joseph Gabriel Bertrand
  • 1813–1817: Louis Barrigue de Monvalon
  • 1817–1823: Jacques Pierre Hilarion Audibert
  • 1824–1830: Louis Martin
  • 1830–1831: Honoré-Etienne Emery
  • 1831–1837: Hyppolite Baret
  • 1837–1842: André Guilhen
  • 1842–1844: Joseph Constant
  • 1844–1846: Barthélemy Bontoux
  • 1847–1848: Jean-Etienne Bonsignour
  • 1848–1848: Casimir Berard
  • 1848–1850: Jean-Joseph Audibert
  • 1850–1850: Louis Faren
  • 1850–1863: Honoré Lataud
  • 1863–1865: Jean-Pierre Christophe
  • 1865–1867: Jules Aimard
  • 1867–1870: Jean Antoine Audibert
  • 1870–1874: François Hilaire Touche
  • 1874–1878: Lucien Sauvat
  • 1878–1892: François Hilaire Touche
  • 1892–1908: Vital Rouard
  • 1908–1912: Pierre Gustave Constant
  • 1912–1925: Cyprien Touche
  • 1825–1944: Jules Guibaud
  • 1944–1954: Henri Loubet
  • 1954–1966: Victor Martin
  • 1966–1977: Henri Bremond
  • 1977–1983: Pierre Scelles
  • 1983–1997: Jean-Jacques Anglade
  • 1997–2002: Catherine Mégret
  • 2002–2009: Guy Obino

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 5 May 2026.
  2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. "Un Peu d'histoire". Town of Vitrolles. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  4. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Vitrolles, EHESS (in French).
  5. Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
  6. "Jumelage". vitrolles13.fr (in French). Vitrolles. Archived from the original on 15 October 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2021.