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Trets
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Trets (; ; Provençal: Tretz) is a commune (town or township, in English) in the Bouches-du-Rhône department of the Provence-Alpes-Côtes d’Azur region in the southeast of France. With a population of over 10,000, it is one of 44 communes in the Aix-en-Provence arrondissement or district. It is often described as a medieval town because of its development during the Middle Ages of European history and retention of medieval architecture.
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Place details
- Locality
- Trets
- Region
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Country
- France
- Population
- 9,734
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Trets
- French commune.image
- Montagne St.Victoire.jpg
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.caption
- Montagne Sainte-Victoire and vineyards, seen from the slope south of Trets
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason de la ville de Trets (13).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Aix-en-Provence
- French commune.canton
- Trets
- French commune.INSEE
- 13110
- French commune.postal code
- 13530
- French commune.mayor
- Pascal Chauvin
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Aix-Marseille-Provence
- French commune.elevation m
- 249
- French commune.elevation min m
- 217
- French commune.elevation max m
- 810
- French commune.area km2
- 70.31
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Trets
- Demonym
- Tretsois
- Population
- 10678
- Area
- 70.31
- Elevation
- 386
- Official website
- www.trets.fr
- Image
- Vue de Trets.png
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- Commons category
- Trets
- postal code
- 13530
- male population
- 5170
- female population
- 5443
- P8168
- Q137681
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-42-37-55-00
- fax number
- +33-4-42-61-34-26
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- Geography
- Population and history
- Architecture
- Cultural encounters and traditions
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- Notes
- Literary, historical and archaeological works about Trets
- External links
Trets (; ; Provençal: Tretz) is a commune (town or township, in English) in the Bouches-du-Rhône department of the Provence-Alpes-Côtes d’Azur region in the southeast of France. With a population of over 10,000, it is one of 44 communes in the Aix-en-Provence arrondissement or district. It is often described as a medieval town because of its development during the Middle Ages of European history and retention of medieval architecture.
==Geography== Trets is situated in the Upper Valley of the Arc river, between painter Paul Cézanne's beloved Montagne Sainte-Victoire 11 km to the north and the Aurélien hills (Monts Auréliens) to the east, at the foot of Mount Olympus to the south.
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