AUBAGNE


'Aubagne' is a small commune located 17 km east of Marseille in the Bouches-du-Rhône department of southern France.
The French Foreign Legion has its headquarters there.

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Geography
Natives
External links

Geography


It is located in the Huveaune valley and surrounded by the mountain ranges of Garlaban, and Sainte-Baume to the north and Douard to the south. It was the first commune in France to be completely surrounded by autoroutes.

Natives



★ François-Marie, marquis de Barthélemy (1747-1830), Director of the First French Republic

★ Marcel Pagnol (1895-1974), novelist, playwright and filmmaker.

External links



★ http://www.aubagne.com/

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