Maussane-les-Alpilles (French pronunciation: [mosan le.z‿alpij]; Occitan: Maussana deis Aupilhas; Provençal: Maussano lis Aupiho) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur region in Southern France. Part of Alpilles Regional Natural Park,[3] it is located between Saint-Rémy-de-Provence to the north and Saint-Martin-de-Crau to the south.

Maussane-les-Alpilles
Maussana deis Aupilhas (Occitan)
Sainte-Croix church
Sainte-Croix church
Coat of arms of Maussane-les-Alpilles
Location of Maussane-les-Alpilles
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Maussane-les-Alpilles is located in France
Maussane-les-Alpilles
Maussane-les-Alpilles
Maussane-les-Alpilles is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Maussane-les-Alpilles
Maussane-les-Alpilles
Coordinates: 43°43′18″N 4°48′15″E / 43.7217°N 4.8042°E / 43.7217; 4.8042
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentBouches-du-Rhône
ArrondissementArles
CantonSalon-de-Provence-1
IntercommunalityVallée des Baux-Alpilles
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Christophe Carré[1]
Area
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31.60 km2 (12.20 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,396
 • Density76/km2 (200/sq mi)
DemonymMaussanais
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
13058 /13520
Elevation0–342 m (0–1,122 ft)
(avg. 40 m or 130 ft)
Websitewww.maussanelesalpilles.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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The commune of Maussane-les-Alpilles is situated on the southern slopes of the Alpilles in the heart Alpilles Regional Natural Park. It is bound by the rocky ridges and crests of the Entreconque on the north as well as the north rim of the Crau on the south.

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1800 1,435—    
1806 1,372−0.75%
1821 1,495+0.57%
1831 1,402−0.64%
1836 1,417+0.21%
1841 1,402−0.21%
1846 1,446+0.62%
1851 1,545+1.33%
1856 1,657+1.41%
1861 1,742+1.01%
1866 1,773+0.35%
1872 1,625−1.44%
1876 1,567−0.90%
1881 1,541−0.33%
1886 1,392−2.01%
1891 1,383−0.13%
1896 1,372−0.16%
1901 1,426+0.78%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1906 1,307−1.73%
1911 1,356+0.74%
1921 1,286−0.53%
1926 1,236−0.79%
1931 1,171−1.07%
1936 1,111−1.05%
1946 1,150+0.35%
1954 1,153+0.03%
1962 1,212+0.63%
1968 1,251+0.53%
1975 1,352+1.12%
1982 1,514+1.63%
1990 1,886+2.78%
1999 1,968+0.47%
2009 2,076+0.54%
2014 2,203+1.19%
2020 2,396+1.41%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968–2020)[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ (in French) Villes et villages, on Alpilles Regional Natural Park (www.parc-alpilles.fr).
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Maussane-les-Alpilles, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE.
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