The village was named after Canus Natus, a fifth century Roman Catholic Saint, who was a Roman clergyman born with white hair, a quirk synonymous with great wisdom at the time.[3] He was buried in Saint-Cannat, although there was no such place at the time, but soon enough several houses were built into a hamlet.[3]
In the twelfth century, Archbishop Pierre mentioned, 'Castrum Santi - Cannati' in a paper.[3]
In the thirteenth century, villagers turned on their archbishop and pledged allegiance to the Lord of the Baux-de-Provence, and then to the Kings of Sicily (namely, Frederic III of Aragon, or perhaps Louis XIII).[3] This, however, only lasted three years.[3] In the same century, the Knights Templar established a settlement there.[3]
On 11 June 1909 a terrible earthquake destroyed almost everything.[3] Shortly after, the houses were re-built in the same architectural style.[3] Both in 1984 and 1994 huge floods ravaged most houses.[3]
It has retained several fountains dating back to the 17th and 18th century, the remains of the medieval ramparts and the chateau, which today houses the town hall and museum.[3] The Route nationale 7 bisects the village.
There is a polo club, Polo Club de Saint Cannat, opened in the 1970s.[4] It organizes the Open d'Aix and the Tournoi de Noel every year.[5]
There is also an entertainment park called Village des automates.[6]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saint-Cannat.
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saint, cannat, french, pronunciation, kana, occitan, sant, canat, commune, marseille, provence, metropolis, bouches, rhône, department, provence, alpes, côte, azur, region, southern, france, located, just, northwest, provence, seat, larger, arrondissement, san. Saint Cannat French pronunciation sɛ kana Occitan Sant Canat is a commune in the Aix Marseille Provence Metropolis in the Bouches du Rhone department in the Provence Alpes Cote d Azur region in Southern France It is located just northwest of Aix en Provence seat of the larger arrondissement Saint Cannat Sant Canat Occitan CommuneSaint Cannat Town HallCoat of armsLocation of Saint CannatSaint CannatShow map of FranceSaint CannatShow map of Provence Alpes Cote d AzurCoordinates 43 37 12 N 5 17 55 E 43 62 N 5 2986 E 43 62 5 2986CountryFranceRegionProvence Alpes Cote d AzurDepartmentBouches du RhoneArrondissementAix en ProvenceCantonPelissanneIntercommunalityAix Marseille ProvenceGovernment Mayor 2020 2026 Jacky Gerard 1 Area136 54 km2 14 11 sq mi Population 2021 2 5 653 Density150 km2 400 sq mi DemonymSaint CannadensTime zoneUTC 01 00 CET Summer DST UTC 02 00 CEST INSEE Postal code13091 13760Elevation159 391 m 522 1 283 ft avg 212 m or 696 ft Websitesaint cannat fr1 French Land Register data which excludes lakes ponds glaciers gt 1 km2 0 386 sq mi or 247 acres and river estuaries Contents 1 History 2 Demographics 3 Gallery 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe village was named after Canus Natus a fifth century Roman Catholic Saint who was a Roman clergyman born with white hair a quirk synonymous with great wisdom at the time 3 He was buried in Saint Cannat although there was no such place at the time but soon enough several houses were built into a hamlet 3 In the twelfth century Archbishop Pierre mentioned Castrum Santi Cannati in a paper 3 In the thirteenth century villagers turned on their archbishop and pledged allegiance to the Lord of the Baux de Provence and then to the Kings of Sicily namely Frederic III of Aragon or perhaps Louis XIII 3 This however only lasted three years 3 In the same century the Knights Templar established a settlement there 3 Pierre Andre de Suffren was born here on 17 July 1729 3 A century later Alphonse Tavernier a poet was born here on 27 November 1852 On 11 June 1909 a terrible earthquake destroyed almost everything 3 Shortly after the houses were re built in the same architectural style 3 Both in 1984 and 1994 huge floods ravaged most houses 3 It has retained several fountains dating back to the 17th and 18th century the remains of the medieval ramparts and the chateau which today houses the town hall and museum 3 The Route nationale 7 bisects the village There is a polo club Polo Club de Saint Cannat opened in the 1970s 4 It organizes the Open d Aix and the Tournoi de Noel every year 5 There is also an entertainment park called Village des automates 6 It is also home to the winery Chateau de Beaupre started by Baron Emile Double 1869 1938 in 1890 7 The creek Budeou flows through the village Demographics editHistorical populationYearPop p a 17931 759 18002 009 1 92 18061 921 0 74 18211 813 0 39 18311 655 0 91 18361 701 0 55 18411 721 0 23 18461 994 2 99 18512 006 0 12 18561 983 0 23 18611 929 0 55 18661 812 1 24 18721 710 0 96 18761 535 2 66 18811 403 1 78 18861 269 1 99 18911 235 0 54 18961 212 0 38 YearPop p a 19011 292 1 29 19061 232 0 95 19111 278 0 74 19211 058 1 87 19261 135 1 41 19311 137 0 04 19361 074 1 13 19461 034 0 38 19541 086 0 62 19621 254 1 81 19681 675 4 94 19751 862 1 52 19822 384 3 59 19903 918 6 41 19994 634 1 88 20095 470 1 67 20145 644 0 63 20205 648 0 01 Source EHESS 8 and INSEE 1968 2020 9 Gallery editSaint Cannat nbsp Roman Catholic church nbsp Statue of Pierre Andre de Suffren nbsp War memorial nbsp An alley in Saint CannatReferences edit Repertoire national des elus les maires in French data gouv fr Plateforme ouverte des donnees publiques francaises 13 September 2022 Populations legales 2021 The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies 28 December 2023 a b c d e f g h i j k official website Archived 2007 05 18 at the Wayback Machine Polo Club de Saint Cannat Horace A Laffaye The Polo Encyclopedia Jefferson North Carolina McFarland amp Company 2004 p 330 Village des automates History Des villages de Cassini aux communes d aujourd hui Commune data sheet Saint Cannat EHESS in French Population en historique depuis 1968 INSEEExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saint Cannat Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Saint Cannat amp oldid 1195115670, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
