Marignane

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Coordinates: 43°25′18″N 5°14′03″E / 43.4216666667, 5.23416666667

Commune of Marignane

Coat of arms of Marignane
Location
Marignane (France)
Marignane
Administration
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Bouches-du-Rhône
Arrondissement Istres
Canton Marignane
Intercommunality Marseille Provence Métropole
Mayor Eric Le Bissès
(2008-2014)
Statistics
Elevation 0 m–100 m
(avg. 15 m)
Land area¹ 23.16 km²
Population²
(2005)		 33,700
 - Density 1,455/km² (2005)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 13054/ 13700
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.
France

Marignane is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône département in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern France.

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[edit] Geography

It is a component of the metropolitan Marseille Provence Métropole, and the largest suburb of the city of Marseille. It is located to the northwest of Marseille.

[edit] History

In the 15th century the Count of Provence owned the land[1], and from 1603 to the French Revolution it belonged to the Covets.[2] In the 17th century the Covets refurbished the castle.[3]

Three chapels and one convent were built in the 17th and 18th century: Notre-Dame de Pitié (1635), Saint-Nicolas (1695), Sainte-Anne (1710, now demolished), and Couvent des Minimes (1695).[4]

[edit] Demographics

In the 1999 census, Marignane had a population of 34,006. The commune has a land area of 23.16 km² (8.942 sq mi).

[edit] Politics

Since 1995, the mayor has been Daniel Simonpieri, former member of the Front National and of the MNR.

[edit] Pull factors

The Aéroport de Marseille Provence is located in Marignane, as is Eurocopter, builders of the Franco-German NHI NH90 and Tiger military helicopters.

[edit] Twin cities

Marignane is twinned with:

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Ville de Marignane
  2. ^ Ville de Marignane
  3. ^ Ville de Marignane
  4. ^ Ville de Marignane

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