La Fare-les-Oliviers

La Fare -les- Oliviers is a commune with 7256 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Bouches -du -Rhône in the Provence- Alpes- Côte d' Azur. The municipality belongs to the Association of Municipalities Agglopole Provence.

Geography

The community is located 23 km west of Aix -en- Provence and 14 kilometers south of Salon-de -Provence in the valley of the River Arc. Neighboring towns are Coudoux, Lancon -Provence, velaux and Rognac.

History

The municipal area although there are no remains from prehistoric times, however, many artifacts have been discovered from the Roman period. Most important finds are a mosaic that belonged to a Roman villa, and a mausoleum, located on the border of Berre- l'Étang. From the Roman period also saw a road that coming anband the place over Lancon on the main route Marseille Avignon Rognac. In the Middle Ages, the people settled on the hills. This is situated there Castrum de la Fare was first mentioned in 1170. The population should be as low as possible, so that in the event of an attack all the inhabitants were able to save in the Castrum. In 1348 the population was greatly reduced by the plague. Already in 1371 the place was probably uninhabited, in 1471 he was left erwiesernermaßen. Vincent de Forbin has been actively supporting the improvement of his territory one: 1567, he received permission to use water from the Arc. Despite opposition from Berre- l'Étang the work was carried out. It mills and the canal of La Fare were built. The people remained in spite of the wars of religion. 1630 a diverse agricultural production was already possible. 1706 began the mill of La Fare to use water power. With the increasing demand for labor of the olive sector, the number of houses increased from 36 in 1698 to 76 in 1728. In 1769, however, the production suffered by the freezing of the olive trees a major setback. In 1733 the church of Sainte - Rosalie was found by the Bishop of Aix -en- Provence insufficient and decided to build a new church. On May 15, 1740 the new church was blessed. 1834 was the right nave, 1864 was followed by the left. The population has grown steadily. 1820 lived 1212 inhabitants in the municipality. In 1866 there were 1372 inhabitants, but by the phylloxera infestation of the population decreased to 1872 to 1272 people. Due to rural exodus and the First World War in 1926, only 951 people lived in the village. Thanks to the factories in Berre- l'Étang the population increased in the subsequent period again. 1752 the bridge over the Arc was built. 1768 a public fountain was dug, which was built in 1785 equipped with a pump. 1888 was also a Lavoir. 1804 was a plan for reforestation of barren hills. The implementation began in 1930. Between 1816 and 1829, the first flour mill was built in the village. They remained until 1914 in operation. 1825 Sainte- Rosalie market was first mentioned. In 1829 there were six silk mills in the village. A brickyard was taken in 1846 in operation. In 1865 there was a bus driven by horses between La Fare and Salon-de -Provence. 1892 granted the city council of the municipality of Marseilles a grant of two liters of water per second. But that every inhabitant had in 1894 22 gallons of water per day. 1897 market was introduced in 1898 opened a Postfilale in the village. On November 18, 1919, the name of La Fare changed to La Fare -les- Oliviers. 1924 power supply was prepared. 1929 and especially in 1956, much of the olive trees was destroyed by the harsh winter. A part of the area has been replaced by wine. 1930 Cooperative for wine and olive oil was established. In addition, the vegetable production boomed. Therefore there were now three times weekly market ( Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays). In 1949, he was abandoned. Between 1932 and 1934 there was a bus to velaux and Marseille. 1939 a mine was opened for the lignite mining. This closed in 1946.

Coat of arms

Description: Azure, stretched out from the left edge crest white arm with a red firing golden torch.

Culture and sights

• Parish Church
• Pavillon de Forbin
• Olive Oil Cooperative

Management

While the church was originally part of the Canton Éguilles, it was incorporated in 1791 in the Canton of Berre. Between 1981 and 1993 she was part of the canton of Salon-de -Provence and finally in 1993 the canton of Pélissanne.

Demography

Demographics

Age structure

24 percent of the population are 19 years old or younger. Six percent of the population 75 years of age or older.