Marignane

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Marignane
Chapel of Notre Dame de Pitié
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	0–100 m (0–330 ft) (avg. 15 m or 49 ft)
Land area1	23.16 km2 (8.94 sq mi)
Population2	33,909  (2008)
- Density	1,464 /km2 (3,790 /sq mi)
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 without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 43°25′18″N 5°14′03″E / 43.4217°N 5.2342°E / 43.4217; 5.2342

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

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.

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.^[1] In the 17th century the Covets refurbished the castle.^[1]

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).^[1]

Population

Politics

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

Personalities

• Aadil Assana, footballer

Transport

The Marseille Provence Airport is located in Marignane.

Economy

Eurocopter, the manufacturer of the Franco-German NHI NH90 and Tiger military helicopters, has its head office on the grounds of Marseille Provence Airport in Marignane.^[2]

Twin cities

Marignane is twinned with:

• Wolfsburg, Germany -
• Figueres, Spain
• Göd, Hungary
• Slanic Prahova, Romania

See also

France portal

• Étang de Berre
• Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department

References

• INSEE

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Marignane

• Official website (in French)

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