Salon-de-Provence
Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Salon-de-Provence (French pronunciation: [salɔ̃ d(ə) pʁɔvɑ̃s], locally [saˈlɔ̃ᵑ də pχoˈvãⁿsə]; Provençal Occitan: Selon de Provença/Seloun de Provènço, [seˈlu de pʀuˈvɛnsɔ]), commonly known as Salon, is a commune located about 52 km (32 mi) northwest of Marseille in the Bouches-du-Rhône department (Metropolis of Aix-Marseille Provence), region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Southern France. It is the home of an important French Air and Space Force (Armée de l'Air et de l'Espace) air base.
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Salon-de-Provence
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Coordinates: 43°38′26″N 5°05′50″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
Department | Bouches-du-Rhône |
Arrondissement | Aix-en-Provence |
Canton | Salon-de-Provence-1 and 2 |
Intercommunality | Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Nicolas Isnard[1] (LR) |
Area 1 | 70.3 km2 (27.1 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 44,731 |
• Density | 640/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Salonais, salonaise (French) Selonenc, selonenca (Occitan) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 13103 /13300 |
Elevation | 53–325 m (174–1,066 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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