Lamanon
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Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region
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| Coordinates: 43°42′10″N 5°05′13″E / 43.7028°N 5.0869°ECoordinates: 43°42′10″N 5°05′13″E / 43.7028°N 5.0869°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
| Department | Bouches-du-Rhône | |
| Arrondissement | Arles | |
| Canton | Salon-de-Provence-1 | |
| Intercommunality | Aix-Marseille-Provence | |
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| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Roland Darrouzes | |
| Area1 | 19.19 km2 (7.41 sq mi) | |
| Population (2012)2 | 1,900 | |
| • Density | 99/km2 (260/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 13049 /13113 | |
| Elevation | 94–326 m (308–1,070 ft) (avg. 112 m or 367 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Lamanon is a commune located in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, part of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern France. Its inhabitants are called Lamanonais in French.
North of the village the archaeological site of Grottes de Calès represents a cave dwelling from prehistoric to medieval times.
The oldest known form is Alamannon, found around 1031. It changes then towards de Lamanone (1253). This toponym could come from a German name, Alaman, together with the suffix -onem, while the initial a disappeared due to apheresis.
Lamanon is pronounced Lamanoun in provençal in the Mistralian norm.
On the westside of the village stands the défens of Eyguières, the eastern part of the chaîne des Alpilles. Défens is a French medieval term for a lord's property used as a warren or a hunting place. Similarly, in the north-east, one finds the défens of Alleins. The Roquerousse hills are located in the south-east of the village.
During the Miocene epoch, 12 million years ago, the river Durance did not flow into the Rhône but into the Mediterranean Sea. It passed nearby Lamanon before forming a large delta covering what is now the Berre lagoon and the Crau plains. Therefore, Lamanon is situated in the ancient Durance valley.
The climate in the Alpilles is considered as mediterranean. Winters are mild and dry while summers are warm and dry. The hottest months are July and August when the mean temperature rises to (+29 °C) ; in December and January, the chillest months, it drops to (+3 °C). The rainiest month is January with 7 days of rain on average, against 2 days in July. The Alpilles area receives more precipitation than the Mediterranean seaside : 500 mm/year in Camargue against 600–700 mm/year in the Alpilles.
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