Aubagne
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| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Bouches-du-Rhône |
| Arrondissement | Marseille |
| Canton | Aubagne-Est and Aubagne-Ouest |
| Intercommunality | Pays d'Aubagne et de l'Etoile |
| Mayor | Daniel Fontaine (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 74–701 m (243–2,300 ft) (avg. 101 m or 331 ft) |
| Land area1 | 54.9 km2 (21.2 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 46,093 (2008) |
| - Density | 840 /km2 (2,200 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 13005/ 13400 |
| Dialling code | 0442 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 43°17′27″N 5°34′15″E / 43.2908°N 5.5708°E
Aubagne is a commune located 17 km (11 mi) east of Marseille in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.
The French Foreign Legion has its headquarters there. Public transport has been free at the point of use since the year 2000.
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[edit] Geography
It is located in the Huveaune valley and surrounded by the mountain ranges of Garlaban, and Sainte-Baume to the north and Douard to the south.
[edit] Population
| Year | 1793 | 1800 | 1806 | 1821 | 1831 | 1836 | 1841 | 1846 | 1851 | 1856 |
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| Population | 7230 | 5610 | 6620 | 6122 | 6349 | 6481 | 6208 | 6131 | 6482 | 6765 |
| Year | 1861 | 1866 | 1872 | 1876 | 1881 | 1886 | 1891 | 1896 | 1901 | 1906 |
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| Population | 7232 | 7408 | 7658 | 8027 | 7885 | 8239 | 8154 | 8400 | 8724 | 9614 |
| Year | 1911 | 1921 | 1926 | 1931 | 1936 | 1946 | 1954 |
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| Population | 9744 | 10,271 | 11,707 | 13,085 | 13,949 | 16,061 | 17,639 |
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 21,211 | 27,938 | 33,595 | 38,561 | 41,100 | 42,588 | 46,093 |
[edit] Transport
The Gare d'Aubagne railway station is served by regional trains towards Marseille and Toulon. Aubagne was the first commune in France to be completely surrounded by motorways: the autoroutes A50 Marseille-Toulon, A52 Aubagne-Aix-en-Provence and the connecting motorway A501.
A 9 km tram network is planned, Line 1 from the station to Le Charrel and Line 2 from the station to La Penne-sur-Huveaune. Construction will start in 2012 for opening from 2014.[1]
Aubagne made Public transport by bus zero-fare in May 2009[2][3]
[edit] Personalities
- François-Marie, marquis de Barthélemy (1747–1830), Director of the First French Republic
- Alain Bernard (born 1983), swimmer
- François-Urbain Domergue (1745–1810), grammarian and journalist
- Marcel Pagnol (1895–1974), novelist, playwright and filmmaker
- Count Honoré Joseph Antoine Ganteaume (1755 - 1818), French admiral.
[edit] In popular culture
Aubagne is referred to frequently in the film Manon des Sources. It is the birthplace of Marcel Pagnol, the French novelist, playwright and filmmaker who wrote the novel on which the film is based.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Aubagne orders Citadis Compact". Railway Gazette International. 7 October 2011. http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/aubagne-orders-citadis-compact.html.
- ^ "En Bus". Ville d'Aubagne. http://www.aubagne.fr/fr/services/se-deplacer/en-bus.html.
- ^ http://fr.ekopedia.org/Transports_en_commun_gratuits#France
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