The
canton of Pélissanne is an administrative division of the
Bouches-du-Rhône
Bouches-du-Rhône ( , , ; oc, Bocas de Ròse ; "Mouths of the Rhône") is a department in Southern France. It borders Vaucluse to the north, Gard to the west and Var to the east. The Mediterranean Sea lies to the south. Its prefecture and large ...
department
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, in southeastern
France
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. At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, it was expanded from 8 to 13 communes. Its seat is in
Pélissanne
Pélissanne (; oc, Peliçana) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. It is close to Aix-en-Provence and Salon-de-Provence.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department
The following i ...
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[Décret n° 2014-271 du 27 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département des Bouches-du-Rhône]
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It consists of the following communes:[
#]Alleins
Alleins (; oc, Alen) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southern France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Alleinois'' or ''Alleinoises''
Geography
Alleins is located some ...
#Aurons
Aurons () is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southern France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Auronais'' or ''Auronaises''.
The commune has been awarded one flower by the ...
#La Barben
La Barben (; oc, La Barbent) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southern France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Barbenais'' or ''Barbenaises''.
The town is perhaps best ...
# Charleval
#Éguilles
Éguilles (; oc, Agulha )The most probable Occitan name is Agulha but, according to other sources, it may be ''Aguilha''. is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. It is halfway between Saint-Cannat and Aix-en-Proven ...
#Lambesc
Lambesc () is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southern France. In 2018, it had a population of 9,799.
Lambesc is located in the heart of Provence at the foot of the Côtes mountain ra ...
#Mallemort
Mallemort (; oc, Malamòrt) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.
Mallemort is a quiet town located on the river Durance, south of the Luberon mountain range. The town itself is off the Autoroute du Soleil ( ...
#Pélissanne
Pélissanne (; oc, Peliçana) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. It is close to Aix-en-Provence and Salon-de-Provence.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department
The following i ...
# Rognes
#La Roque-d'Anthéron
La Roque-d'Anthéron (; Provençal: ''La Ròca d'Antarron'') is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southern France. Part of the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis, it is located on the de ...
#Saint-Cannat
Saint-Cannat (; oc, Sant Canat) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.
History
The village was named after Canus Natus, a fifth century Roman Catholic Saint, who was a Roman clergyman born with white hair, a quir ...
# Saint-Estève-Janson
#Vernègues
Vernègues (; oc, Lo Vernegue) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône ''département'' in southern France.
The commune is made up of two villages: Vernègues and Cazan.
On 11 June 1909 an earthquake killed two villagers and destroyed the cas ...
References
Cantons of Bouches-du-Rhône
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