Saint-Marc-Jaumegarde
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Commune of Saint-Marc-Jaumegarde |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Bouches-du-Rhône |
| Arrondissement | Aix-en-Provence |
| Canton | Aix-en-Provence-Nord-Est |
| Intercommunality | Pays d'Aix |
| Mayor | Régis Martin (2008-2014) |
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| Elevation | 241 m–600 m (avg. 395 m) |
| Land area¹ | 22,56 km² |
| Population² (1 999) |
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| - Density | 47/km² |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 13095/ 13100 |
| 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. | |
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Saint-Marc-Jaumegarde is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône département in southern France.
[edit] Location
It is 6 kilometres away from Aix-en-Provence and Vauvenargues, Bouches-du-Rhône, and solely 3 kilometres away from Le Tholonet, near the Montagne Sainte-Victoire.
The commune includes Bonfillons, Roussillier, Plan de l'Orgue, Savoyards, and Bourg.
There are two man-made lakes, namely Bimont and Zola, and a streamlet, the Prignon.
[edit] History
In 1239 the land was given to the Lord of Esparon by Raymond Béranger V, Earl of Provence.
By 1490 Jacques Garde became Lord of Saint-Marc, and twenty years later this was passed on to Dauphine Garde, married to Bertrand de Puget.
In 1723 Saint-Marc was sold to the Meyronnets, a family of advisors in the Provence Parliament. In 1784-1785 Philippe de Meyronnet invited Lucien Bonaparte and Joseph Bonaparte to his estate.
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