Bouc-Bel-Air, Bouches-du-Rhône Département, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Sights | History

🇫🇷 Bouc-Bel-Air is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southern France. It is situated between Aix-en-Provence to the north, Gardanne to the east, Marseille to the south and Vitrolles to the west. The old village is located at the summit of a small hill (a bouc in the regional language Provençal).

Sights Bouc-Bel-Air is typically in Provençal style, founded around a rock which formed the foundation of an old castle of the 7th century. It has a particularly nice view of several mountains, including the Sainte-Victoire.

History Inhabited since very ancient times, its sites witness of Roman-Gallic settlings. Some of these sites date to the 7th century BC. Invasions of the Barbarians took place in the 7th century AD, the probable foundation date of the village. The mother of Adolphe Thiers, second President of France (31 August 1871 – 24 May 1873), was from Bouc-Bel-Air.

Fort Saint Nicolas, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region 
Fort Saint Nicolas, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region
Image: Adobe Stock altitudedrone #165479481

Bouc-Bel-Air has a population of over 14,784 people. Bouc-Bel-Air also forms part of the wider Aix-en-Provence Arrondissement which has a population of over 452,978 people. It is also a part of the larger Bouches-du-Rhône Département. Bouc-Bel-Air is situated near Aix-en-Provence.

Text Atribution: Wikipedia Text under CC-BY-SA license

Antipodal to Bouc-Bel-Air is: -174.585,-43.455

Locations Near: Bouc-Bel-Air 5.415,43.4553

🇫🇷 Aix-en-Provence 5.446,43.526 d: 8.3  

🇫🇷 Marseille 5.365,43.299 d: 17.9  

🇫🇷 La Ciotat 5.61,43.174 d: 35  

🇫🇷 Apt 5.397,43.877 d: 46.9  

🇫🇷 Istres 4.99,43.515 d: 35  

🇫🇷 La Seyne-sur-Mer 5.883,43.095 d: 55.2  

🇫🇷 Toulon 5.93,43.125 d: 55.6  

🇫🇷 Brignoles 6.066,43.406 d: 52.8  

🇫🇷 Carpentras 5.049,44.056 d: 73  

🇫🇷 Hyères 6.125,43.124 d: 68.3  

Antipodal to: Bouc-Bel-Air -174.585,-43.455

🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 17532.6  

🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 16749.8  

🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 16710.2  

🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 16296.8  

🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 12713  

🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 12642.4  

🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 12630.8  

🇺🇸 Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 12625.2  

🇺🇸 Kahului -156.466,20.891 d: 12624.4  

🇺🇸 Honolulu -157.85,21.3 d: 12614.3  

Bing Map

Option 1