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'Marignane' is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône ''département'' and the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern France.
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.
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]
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).
Since 1995, the mayor has been Daniel Simonpieri, former member of the Front National and of the MNR.
The Aéroport de Marseille Provence is located in Marignane, as is Eurocopter, builders of the Franco-German NHI NH90 and Tiger military helicopters.
Marignane is twinned with:
★ Wolfsburg, Germany -
★ Figueres, Catalonia, Spain
★ Göd, Hungary
1. http://www.marignane.fr/index.adml?r=210
2. http://www.marignane.fr/index.adml?r=210
3. http://www.marignane.fr/index.adml?r=210
4. http://www.marignane.fr/index.adml?r=210
★ Official website (in French)
★ UnOfficial website
| Contents |
| Geography |
| History |
| Demographics |
| Politics |
| Pull factors |
| Twin cities |
| References |
| External links |
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]
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).
Politics
Since 1995, the mayor has been Daniel Simonpieri, former member of the Front National and of the MNR.
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.
Twin cities
Marignane is twinned with:
★ Wolfsburg, Germany -
★ Figueres, Catalonia, Spain
★ Göd, Hungary
References
1. http://www.marignane.fr/index.adml?r=210
2. http://www.marignane.fr/index.adml?r=210
3. http://www.marignane.fr/index.adml?r=210
4. http://www.marignane.fr/index.adml?r=210
External links
★ Official website (in French)
★ UnOfficial website
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