Maillane
Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Maillane (French pronunciation: [majan]; Occitan: Malhana) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France in the former province of Provence.
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 The church of Maillane | |
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| Coordinates: 43°50′01″N 4°46′58″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Bouches-du-Rhône |
| Arrondissement | Arles |
| Canton | Châteaurenard |
| Intercommunality | CA Terre de Provence |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Eric Lecoffre[1] |
Area 1 | 16.77 km2 (6.47 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,775 |
| • Density | 165.5/km2 (428.6/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. | |
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
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People
Maillane was the birthplace of the 19th century poet Frédéric Mistral (1904 Nobel Prize in Literature winner and founder of Felibrige).
