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in the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. It belongs to the West Provence territory of the metropolis of Aix-Marseille-Provence.
Culture
Adjacent to the church are three statues of very different women: the Victory of Ikaria, a sculpture by Polish artist Igor Mitoraj, inaugurated at the end of 2007; a Our Lady of Expectation ( Virgin Mary pregnant) from 1865; and a Marianne, symbol of the
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File:Vierge enceinte de Cornillon, profil.jpg, Maria gravida
File:Fontaine à Cornillon-Confoux.jpg, Marianne
There are many traditional French ''bories'' (stone shelters) located within the village and surrounding area, and a quite important apiary wall.
File:Borie et mur de pierre sèche à Cornillon-Confoux.jpg
File:Borie avec arc de déchargement à Cornillon-Confoux.jpg
File:Borie avec triangle de déchargement à Cornillon-Confoux.jpg
File:Apier à Confoux 1.jpg
Mathilde Gros
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(born 1999), cyclist
* Paul Gros (1920–2013) historian and poet
Population
The inhabitants of the Cornillon-Confoux are called the Cornillonnais.