Maillane | ||
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The church of Maillane
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Coordinates: 43°50′01″N 4°46′58″E / 43.8336°N 4.7828°ECoordinates: 43°50′01″N 4°46′58″E / 43.8336°N 4.7828°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
Department | Bouches-du-Rhône | |
Arrondissement | Arles | |
Canton | Châteaurenard | |
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• Mayor (2008–2014) | Jacqueline Cornillon | |
Area1 | 16.77 km2 (6.47 sq mi) | |
Population (2012)2 | 2,437 | |
• Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 13052 /13910 | |
Elevation | 7–17 m (23–56 ft) (avg. 12 m or 39 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. |
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.
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.
Maillane was the birthplace of the 19th century poet Frédéric Mistral (1904 Nobel Prize in literature).