Maillane

Maillane (French pronunciation: [majan]; Occitan: Malhana) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France in the former province of Provence.

Maillane
Commune
The church of Maillane
The church of Maillane
Coat of arms of Maillane
Coat of arms
Location of Maillane
Maillane is located in France
Maillane
Maillane
Maillane is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Maillane
Maillane
Coordinates: 43°50′01″N 4°46′58″E
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentBouches-du-Rhône
ArrondissementArles
CantonChâteaurenard
IntercommunalityCA Terre de Provence
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Eric Lecoffre[1]
Area
1
16.77 km2 (6.47 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
2,705
 • Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
13052 /13910
Elevation7–17 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
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,200—    
1800 1,324+1.41%
1806 1,273−0.65%
1821 1,386+0.57%
1831 1,505+0.83%
1836 1,356−2.06%
1841 1,430+1.07%
1846 1,507+1.05%
1851 1,556+0.64%
1856 1,522−0.44%
1861 1,541+0.25%
1866 1,532−0.12%
1872 1,480−0.57%
1876 1,390−1.56%
1881 1,347−0.63%
1886 1,342−0.07%
1891 1,383+0.60%
1896 1,347−0.53%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 1,373+0.38%
1906 1,369−0.06%
1911 1,407+0.55%
1921 1,325−0.60%
1926 1,354+0.43%
1931 1,372+0.26%
1936 1,308−0.95%
1946 1,315+0.05%
1954 1,306−0.09%
1962 1,354+0.45%
1968 1,472+1.40%
1975 1,430−0.41%
1982 1,571+1.35%
1990 1,664+0.72%
1999 1,880+1.37%
2007 2,156+1.73%
2012 2,437+2.48%
2017 2,582+1.16%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

People

Maillane was the birthplace of the 19th century poet Frédéric Mistral (1904 Nobel Prize in literature).

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Maillane, EHESS (in French).
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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