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.

Sights

  • Église paroissiale
  • Tour-musée de Velaux
  • Moulin Segneurial
  • Le site archéologique de Roquepertuse
  • Ciné-club

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.