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Marignane (French pronunciation: [maʁiɲan]; Occitan: Marinhana) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern France.
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Marignane | |
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.JPG) Chapel of Notre Dame de Pitié | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Marignane  | |
  Marignane  Marignane | |
| Coordinates: 43°24′58″N 5°12′52″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Bouches-du-Rhône |
| Arrondissement | Istres |
| Canton | Marignane |
| Intercommunality | Aix-Marseille-Provence |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Eric Le Dissès[1] |
Area 1 | 23.16 km2 (8.94 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 33,003 |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 13054 /13700 |
| Elevation | 0–100 m (0–328 ft) (avg. 15 m or 49 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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It is a component of the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis, and the largest suburb of the city of Marseille. It is located 18.3 km (11.4 mi) to the northwest of Marseille.
Climate
The climate is hot-summer mediterranean (Köppen: Csa). The city serves as the basis for data from Marseille through the weather station at the airport, which is inside Marignane's city limits.[3]
| Climate data for Marseille-Marignane (Marseille Provence Airport), elevation 9 m (30 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1921–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 19.9 (67.8) |
22.5 (72.5) |
25.4 (77.7) |
29.6 (85.3) |
34.9 (94.8) |
39.6 (103.3) |
39.7 (103.5) |
39.2 (102.6) |
34.3 (93.7) |
30.4 (86.7) |
25.2 (77.4) |
20.7 (69.3) |
39.7 (103.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 11.8 (53.2) |
12.8 (55.0) |
16.4 (61.5) |
19.3 (66.7) |
23.5 (74.3) |
27.9 (82.2) |
30.7 (87.3) |
30.5 (86.9) |
25.9 (78.6) |
21.3 (70.3) |
15.7 (60.3) |
12.4 (54.3) |
20.7 (69.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.7 (45.9) |
8.3 (46.9) |
11.4 (52.5) |
14.3 (57.7) |
18.4 (65.1) |
22.5 (72.5) |
25.2 (77.4) |
24.9 (76.8) |
20.9 (69.6) |
17.0 (62.6) |
11.7 (53.1) |
8.4 (47.1) |
15.9 (60.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.6 (38.5) |
3.7 (38.7) |
6.5 (43.7) |
9.4 (48.9) |
13.3 (55.9) |
17.2 (63.0) |
19.7 (67.5) |
19.4 (66.9) |
15.9 (60.6) |
12.6 (54.7) |
7.7 (45.9) |
4.4 (39.9) |
11.1 (52.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −12.4 (9.7) |
−16.8 (1.8) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
0.0 (32.0) |
5.4 (41.7) |
7.8 (46.0) |
8.1 (46.6) |
1.0 (33.8) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
−12.8 (9.0) |
−16.8 (1.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 47.1 (1.85) |
29.8 (1.17) |
29.5 (1.16) |
51.6 (2.03) |
37.7 (1.48) |
27.9 (1.10) |
10.8 (0.43) |
25.8 (1.02) |
82.0 (3.23) |
73.3 (2.89) |
75.9 (2.99) |
40.9 (1.61) |
532.3 (20.96) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 5.8 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 4.8 | 5.9 | 7.0 | 4.7 | 53.5 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 147.9 | 173.1 | 234.7 | 250.8 | 298.6 | 337.8 | 372.2 | 333.8 | 263.7 | 196.1 | 150.8 | 138.1 | 2,897.6 |
| Source: Meteociel[4] | |||||||||||||
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In the 15th century the Count of Provence owned the land,[5] and from 1603 to the French Revolution it belonged to the Covets.[5] In the 17th century the Covets refurbished the castle.[5]
Three chapels and one convent were built in the 17th and 18th century: Notre-Dame de Pitié (1635), Saint-Nicolas (1695), Sainte-Anne (1710, now demolished), and Couvent des Minimes (1695).[5]
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German troops, afraid of French guerrilla fighters, or francs-tireurs ("free shooters"), burned homes and murdered civilians throughout southern France, including Marignane (156 murdered), Marseilles (211 murdered), Rognac, Vitrolles (383 murdered), and Le Rove (674 murdered).[citation needed] German soldiers murdered Marignane civilians indiscriminately and with impunity, with victims including men, women, and children. Nuns were forcibly stripped naked under the pretext that they were spies or men in disguise. Between August 19 and the recapture of the town by September 9, German soldiers repeatedly raped Marignane women. Rape was nearly as ubiquitous as murder, arson and looting, if never as visible.
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From 1995 to 2008, the mayor has been Daniel Simonpieri, former member of the Front National and of the MNR. Since 2008, the mayor is Eric Le Dissès.
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Public secondary schools:
Private schools:
- Institution Saint Louis Sainte Marie (campuses in Marignane and Gignac-la-Nerthe)[10]
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- Aadil Assana, footballer
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Marseille Provence Airport is located in Marignane.
Airbus Helicopters, the manufacturer of the Franco-German NHI NH90 and Tiger military helicopters, has its head office on the grounds of Marseille Provence Airport in Marignane.[11]
Marignane is twinned with:[12]
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