1. Geography
    Neighbouring communes and villages^[4]  Seismicity  Climate 

2. History
    Middle Ages  French Revolution  Heraldry 

3. Administration

4. Population

5. Culture and heritage
    Civil heritage  Religious heritage 

6. See also
    External links 

7. Notes and references
    Notes  References 

Aurons is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southern France.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Auronais or Auronaises.^[1]

The commune has been awarded one flower by the National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom in the Competition of cities and villages in Bloom.^[2]

Geography

Aurons is located in the heart of the Massif des Costes mountains some 6 km north-east of Salon-de-Provence. Access to the commune is by the D16 road from Salon-de-Provence which passes through the centre of the commune north of the village and continues north-east to Alleins. Access to the village is by the D68 road from Pélissanne in the south which passes through the village and joins the D16 just to the north of the village. Route No. 8 of the Libébus network serves the commune.^[3] Large forests cover much of the commune but with some farming activity in the north and south.^[4]

Tributaries of the Vabre rise in the north of the commune and flow west to join the Vabre. Other streams rise in the east of the commune and flows south.^[4]

Neighbouring communes and villages^[4]

Seismicity

Following the decree of 14 May 1991 defining the seismic zoning of France, Bouches-du-Rhône was divided as follows:^[5]

• Zone II with "average seismicity" for the cantons of: Lambesc, Peyrolles-en-Provence, and Salon-de-Provence; all three being in the Arrondissement of Aix-en-Provence
• Zone Ib with "low seismicity" for the cantons of Aix-en-Provence and Trets in the arrondissement of Aix-en-Provence, the cantons of Eyguières and Orgon in the Arrondissement of Arles, and the cantons of Berre-l'Étang, Istres-Nord, and Istres-Sud in the Arrondissement of Istres;
• Zone Ia with "very low seismicity" for all other cantons in the arrondissement of Aix-en-Provence, the cantons of: Arles-Est, Châteaurenard, and Saint-Rémy-de-Provence in the arrondissement of Arles, the cantons of Marignane, Martigues-Est, and Martigues-Ouest in the arrondissement of Istres, and finally the canton of Roquevaire in the Arrondissement of Marseille
• Zone 0 with "negligible seismicity" for all others.

Climate

Climate data below is for the weather station at Salon-de-Provence, 6 km to the south-west, for the period 1981-2010.

History

Middle Ages

From the 12th to the 15th century the priory of Saint-Pierre de Canon belonged to the Abbey of Saint-André Villeneuve-lès-Avignon.^[7]

Arimondus of Auronis, squire, was Lord of Aurons. He was descended from an old family of knights that participated in the Pélissanne campaign in the 12th and 13th centuries.^[8] He must be differentiated from Squire Raymond d'Aurons, co-lord of Rognonas, who was a member of the family of Rostaing de Auronis, a squire attested in 1345,^[9] and the noble Pierre de Auronis, co-lord of Aurons, who ceded his manorial rights to Arimondus in court in 1322.^[10] He was the son of Hugues de Auronis, the co-lord of Aurons, and had property in Pélissanne where he owned Montmajour Abbey. Aimondus had a son, Pierre de Auronis, alias "Luperiis".^[11]".

The death of Queen Joanna I of Naples created a crisis of succession for the County of Provence with the cities of the Union of Aix (1382-1387) supporting Charles de Duras against Louis I of Anjou. The Lord of Aurons, Raymond, rallied to the Angevins in 1385 after the death of Louis I.^[12]

French Revolution

A Revolutionary Surveillance Committee was established in Aurons in 1793. It could not recruit the twelve members required by the decree of the National Convention and has several simple peasants and illiterates as members. This institution was a mark of the height of democracy of the Revolution. Illiterate members took part in the debates and in turn occupied the post of president. The committee, who were in charge of monitoring the implementation of laws and making lists of suspects, said there were no suspects in the town which was only populated by farmers.^[13]

Heraldry

Administration

(Not all data is known)

Population

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

The commune has many buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:

• A Farmhouse (1) (16th century){{Mérimée Icon}}^[15]
• A Farmhouse (2) (17th century){{Mérimée Icon}}^[16]
• A Lavoir (Public laundry) (1887){{Mérimée Icon}}^[17]
• A House on Grande Rue{{Mérimée Icon}}^[18]
• An Olive Oil Mill (18th century){{Mérimée Icon}}^[19]
• Aurons Village{{Mérimée Icon}}^[20]
• A Farmhouse at La Reinaude (16th century){{Mérimée Icon}}^[21]
• A Farmhouse at Petit Sonailler (1651){{Mérimée Icon}}^[22]
• A Farmhouse at La Giraude (19th century){{Mérimée Icon}}^[23]
• A Farmhouse at Grand Sonailler (18th century){{Mérimée Icon}}^[24]
• A Sheep Shed at Vallon de Jeanette (18th century){{Mérimée Icon}}^[25]
• A Sheep Shed at La Grand Font (18th century){{Mérimée Icon}}^[26]
• A Fortified Chateau at Le Castellas (9th century){{Mérimée Icon}}^[27]
• Le Chateau (destroyed) (19th century){{Mérimée Icon}}^[28]
• A Megalith (Prehistoric){{Mérimée Icon}}^[29]
• A Lavoir (Public laundry) at Vallon de Léoure (destroyed){{Mérimée Icon}}^[30]

Religious heritage

The commune has several religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:

• A Presbytery (17th century){{Mérimée Icon}}^[31]
• The Monastery Saint-Pierre (13th century){{Mérimée Icon}}^[32]
• The Chapel Saint-Martin (13th century){{Mérimée Icon}}^[33]
• The Parish Church (17th century){{Mérimée Icon}}^[34]
• A Monumental Cross at La Grand Fond (19th century){{Mérimée Icon}}^[35]
• A Monumental Cross at l'Arénier (19th century){{Mérimée Icon}}^[36]

See also

• Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department

External links

• Aurons official website {{Fr icon}}
• Massif des Costes website {{Fr icon}}
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20070312102053/http://www.ign.fr/affiche_rubrique.asp?rbr_id=1087&CommuneId=84700 Aurons on the old IGN website] {{Fr icon}}
• Aurons on Lion1906
• Aurons on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website {{Fr icon}}
• Aurons on the 1750 Cassini Map
• Aurons on the INSEE website {{Fr icon}}
• INSEE {{Fr icon}}

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