Maillane
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| Commune of Maillane | |
| Location | |
| Longitude | 04° 46' 58" E |
| Latitude | 43° 50' 01" N |
| Administration | |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Bouches-du-Rhône |
| Arrondissement | Arles |
| Canton | Saint-Rémy-de-Provence |
| Mayor | Jacques Demarle (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 7 m–17 m (avg. 12 m) |
| Land area¹ | 16.77 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
1,880 |
| - Density (1999) | 112/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 13052/ 13910 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Maillane (name in French; Malhana in Occitan language) is a village and commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône département of southern France, located in the former province of Provence.
[edit] History
Maillane was the birthplace of the 19th century poet Frédéric Mistral (1904 Nobel Prize in literature).
[edit] Geography
Maillane is located 7 km north-west of Saint-Rémy-de-Provence and 15 km north-east of Tarascon.
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