Eyguières

Eyguières is a commune with 6446 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Bouches -du -Rhône region of Provence- Alpes- Côte d' Azur and capital of the canton of the same name.

Geography

The municipality is situated on the mountain chain of the Alpilles and is part of the Regional Natural Park of the Alpilles.

History

Eyguières was later than the 15th century fief of the Sade family. 1830, the formerly independent municipality Roque Martine was incorporated by Eyguières.

Coat of arms

Description: Blue three ( 2:1) white cans with everted handles.

Structures

• Tour of Opie's
• Ruins of the Gallo- Roman villa Saint- Pierre -de-Vence
• Chapel Saint- Vérédème from the 11th century
• Church of Notre- Dame-de- Grâce in the 18th century
• Facade of the Hotel Garcin
• Deposit Archaeological
• Fort Roque Martine
• Aerodrome from 1936

Personalities

• Jules Roche (1861-1954), founder of the École supérieure d' aéronautique et de construction mécanique.
• Jean -Baptiste Roche (1854-1881), his brother, participants in two expeditions to Algeria, where he was killed on 16 February 1881 by Tuaregs.
• Jeannine Baude, writer, born 1946
• Georges Moustaki (1934-2013), singer and poet