La Roque-d'Anthéron

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La Roque-d'Anthéron La Ròca d'Antarron (Occitan)
Commune
Silvacane Abbey in La Roque-d'Anthéron
Coat of arms
Location of La Roque-d'Anthéron
La Roque-d'Anthéron Show map of France La Roque-d'Anthéron Show map of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Coordinates: 43°42′56″N 5°18′41″E / 43.7156°N 5.3114°E / 43.7156; 5.3114
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Bouches-du-Rhône
Arrondissement	Aix-en-Provence
Canton	Pélissanne
Intercommunality	Aix-Marseille-Provence
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Pierre Serrus[1] (LREM)
Area 1	25.49 km2 (9.84 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	5,377
• Density	210/km2 (550/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	13084 /13640
Elevation	128–484 m (420–1,588 ft) (avg. 175 m or 574 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Roque-d'Anthéron (French pronunciation: [la ʁɔk dɑ̃teʁɔ̃]; Provençal: La Ròca d'Antarron) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southern France. Part of the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis, it is located on the departmental border with Vaucluse. In 2018, La Roque-d'Anthéron had a population of 5,441. Silvacane Abbey, a former Cistercian monastery founded in 1144 by monks from Morimond Abbey, is located in La Roque-d'Anthéron, east of the town centre.

Cited in 1037 under the name of Roca, the village then had a varying etymology being named La Rocca d'An Tarron (in 1200), Roccha Tarroni (in 1274) and then Rocca d'en Tarron.

• Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department
• Festival de La Roque-d'Anthéron

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