Marignane (; ) is a commune in the

Bouches-du-Rhône Bouches-du-Rhône ( ; , ; ; "the Mouths of the Rhône") is a Departments of France, department in southern France. It borders Vaucluse to the north, Gard to the west and Var (department), Var to the east. The Mediterranean Sea lies to the sout ...

department in the

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in southern

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Geography

It is a component of the

Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis The Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis (, ) is the ''métropole'', an intercommunal structure, centred on the cities of Marseille and Aix-en-Provence. It is located in the Bouches-du-Rhône, Var and Vaucluse departments, in the Provence-Alpes-C� ...

, and the largest

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of the city of

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. It is located 18.3 km (11.4 mi) to the northwest of Marseille.

Climate

The climate is

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(

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: ''Csa''). The city serves as the basis for data from

through the

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at the

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, which is inside Marignane's city limits.

History

In the 15th century the

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owned the land,Ville de Marignane
/ref> and from 1603 to the French Revolution it belonged to the Covets. In the 17th century the Covets refurbished the castle. 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).

Population

Politics

From 1995 to 2008, the mayor has been Daniel Simonpieri, former member of the

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and of the

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. Since 2008, the mayor is Eric Le Dissès.

Education

Public secondary schools: *Collège Georges Brassens (junior high school) *

Lycée Maurice Genevoix In France, secondary education is in two stages: * ''Collèges'' () cater for the first four years of secondary education from the ages of 11 to 14. * ''Lycées'' () provide a three-year course of further secondary education for students between ...

(senior high school) Private schools: * Institution Saint Louis Sainte Marie (campuses in Marignane and

Gignac-la-Nerthe Gignac-la-Nerthe (; ) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. It is located about 10 km north-north-west of Marseille and is primarily a residential community. History During Antiquity, what is now Gignac ...

)

Personalities

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, footballer

Transport

Marseille Provence Airport Marseille Provence Airport () is an international airport located 27 km (17 miles) northwest of Marseille, on the territory of Marignane, both '' communes'' of the Bouches-du-Rhône ''département'' in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur regi ...

is located in Marignane.

Economy

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, the manufacturer of the Franco-German

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and

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military helicopters, has its head office on the grounds of

in Marignane.

Twin towns - sister cities

Marignane is twinned with: *

Figueres Figueres (; ) is the capital city of Alt Empordà county, in the Girona region, Catalonia, Spain. The town is the birthplace of artist Salvador Dalí, and houses the Dalí Theatre and Museum, a large museum designed by Dalí himself which att ...

, Spain *

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, Hungary *

Ravanusa Ravanusa ( Sicilian: ''Rivinusa'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Agrigento in the Italian region Sicily, located about southeast of Palermo and about east of Agrigento. Ravanusa is near the Monte Saraceno archaeological s ...

, Italy *

Slănic Slănic () is one of the 12 towns of Prahova County, Muntenia, Romania, historically and currently known as a salt extraction center, as well as a spa town, with salt lakes. Two villages, Groșani and Prăjani, are administered by the town. Etym ...

, Romania *

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, Germany

Notes

References

External links

Official website
(in French) {{Authority control Communes of Bouches-du-Rhône Bouches-du-Rhône communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia