Maillane
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Maillane | |
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 The church of Maillane | |
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Location of Maillane  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Bouches-du-Rhône |
| Arrondissement | Arles |
| Canton | Saint-Rémy-de-Provence |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jacqueline Cornillon |
| Area 1 | 16.77 km2 (6.47 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | 2,437 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 13052 /13910 |
| Elevation | 7–17 m (23–56 ft) (avg. 12 m or 39 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Maillane (name in French; Malhana in Occitan language) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France in the former province of Provence.
Geography
Maillane is located 7 km (4.3 mi) north-west of Saint-Rémy-de-Provence and 15 km (9.3 mi) north-east of Tarascon.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1793 | 1,200 | — |
| 1800 | 1,324 | +10.3% |
| 1806 | 1,273 | −3.9% |
| 1821 | 1,386 | +8.9% |
| 1831 | 1,505 | +8.6% |
| 1836 | 1,356 | −9.9% |
| 1841 | 1,430 | +5.5% |
| 1846 | 1,507 | +5.4% |
| 1851 | 1,556 | +3.3% |
| 1856 | 1,522 | −2.2% |
| 1861 | 1,541 | +1.2% |
| 1866 | 1,532 | −0.6% |
| 1872 | 1,480 | −3.4% |
| 1876 | 1,390 | −6.1% |
| 1881 | 1,347 | −3.1% |
| 1886 | 1,342 | −0.4% |
| 1891 | 1,383 | +3.1% |
| 1896 | 1,347 | −2.6% |
| 1901 | 1,373 | +1.9% |
| 1906 | 1,369 | −0.3% |
| 1911 | 1,407 | +2.8% |
| 1921 | 1,325 | −5.8% |
| 1926 | 1,354 | +2.2% |
| 1931 | 1,372 | +1.3% |
| 1936 | 1,308 | −4.7% |
| 1946 | 1,315 | +0.5% |
| 1954 | 1,306 | −0.7% |
| 1962 | 1,354 | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 1,472 | +8.7% |
| 1975 | 1,430 | −2.9% |
| 1982 | 1,571 | +9.9% |
| 1990 | 1,664 | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 1,884 | +13.2% |
| 2009 | 2,283 | +21.2% |
Personalities
Maillane was the birthplace of the 19th century poet Frédéric Mistral (1904 Nobel Prize in literature).
See also
References
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