Marignane (; oc, Marinhana) is a commune in 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 ...

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in the

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (; or , ; commonly shortened to PACA; en, Provence-Alps-French Riviera, italic=yes; also branded as Région Sud) is one of the eighteen administrative regions of France, the far southeastern on the mainland. Its pref ...

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in southern

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Geography

It is a component of the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis, and the largest

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of the city of

Marseille Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Franc ...

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

Climate

The climate is

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( Köppen: ''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 Count of Provence owned the land,Ville de Marignane
/ref> and from 1603 to the

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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) *

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(senior high school) Private schools: *

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(campuses in Marignane and

Gignac-la-Nerthe Gignac-la-Nerthe (; oc, Ginhac) 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 n ...

)

Personalities

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, footballer

Transport

Marseille Provence Airport 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 Marseille Provence Airport in Marignane.

Twin towns - sister cities

Marignane is twinned with: *

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, Spain *

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, Hungary * Ravanusa, Italy *

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, Romania *

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, Germany