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Wikipedia / Velaux

Velaux (; ) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. It is near Coudoux and Ventabren.

Velaux is an old Provençal village set on a hill overlooking the high plains of the inland west side of Aix. It is located in the middle of the Aix-Marseille-Salon region and is surrounded by greenery and vine-covered hills. Velaux is in the countryside while being close to major urban centers in the region.

Population

Sights

  • Église paroissiale

  • Tour-musée de Velaux

  • Moulin Segneurial

  • Le site archéologique de Roquepertuse

  • Ciné-club (CCDV)

Sport

The local football club in Velaux is called US Velaux. It was founded in 1961, and the senior men's team competes in the tenth tier of French football.

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