Le Tholonet
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Commune of Le Tholonet |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Bouches-du-Rhône |
| Arrondissement | Aix-en-Provence |
| Canton | Aix-en-Provence-Nord-Est |
| Intercommunality | Pays d'Aix |
| Mayor | Michel Legier (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 150 m–350 m (avg. 193 m) |
| Land area¹ | 10,82 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
2267 |
| - Density | 209/km² |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 13109/ 13100 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Le Tholonet is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône département in southern France. It is close to Aix-en-Provence and the Montagne Sainte-Victoire.
[edit] Trivia
- Paul Cézanne liked to go to a restaurant in Le Tholonet, where he would order duck with olives, or daube. He also rented two rooms in the Château Noir (the black castle).[1]
- Georges Duby was buried in Le Tholonet.
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