Maussane-les-Alpilles

Maussane-les-Alpilles (French pronunciation: [mosan le.z‿alpij]; Occitan: Maussana deis Aupilhas; Provençal: Maussano lis Aupiho) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur region in Southern France. Part of Alpilles Regional Natural Park,^[3] it is located between Saint-Rémy-de-Provence to the north and Saint-Martin-de-Crau to the south.

Maussane-les-Alpilles Maussana deis Aupilhas (Occitan)
Commune
Sainte-Croix church
Coat of arms
Location of Maussane-les-Alpilles
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Coordinates: 43°43′18″N 4°48′15″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Bouches-du-Rhône
Arrondissement	Arles
Canton	Salon-de-Provence-1
Intercommunality	Vallée des Baux-Alpilles
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Christophe Carré[1]
Area 1	31.60 km2 (12.20 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,396
• Density	76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Demonym	Maussanais
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	13058 /13520
Elevation	0–342 m (0–1,122 ft) (avg. 40 m or 130 ft)
Website	www.maussanelesalpilles.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The commune of Maussane-les-Alpilles is situated on the southern slopes of the Alpilles in the heart Alpilles Regional Natural Park. It is bound by the rocky ridges and crests of the Entreconque on the north as well as the north rim of the Crau on the south.

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1800 1,435 —     1806 1,372 −0.75% 1821 1,495 +0.57% 1831 1,402 −0.64% 1836 1,417 +0.21% 1841 1,402 −0.21% 1846 1,446 +0.62% 1851 1,545 +1.33% 1856 1,657 +1.41% 1861 1,742 +1.01% 1866 1,773 +0.35% 1872 1,625 −1.44% 1876 1,567 −0.90% 1881 1,541 −0.33% 1886 1,392 −2.01% 1891 1,383 −0.13% 1896 1,372 −0.16% 1901 1,426 +0.78%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 1,307 −1.73% 1911 1,356 +0.74% 1921 1,286 −0.53% 1926 1,236 −0.79% 1931 1,171 −1.07% 1936 1,111 −1.05% 1946 1,150 +0.35% 1954 1,153 +0.03% 1962 1,212 +0.63% 1968 1,251 +0.53% 1975 1,352 +1.12% 1982 1,514 +1.63% 1990 1,886 +2.78% 1999 1,968 +0.47% 2009 2,076 +0.54% 2014 2,203 +1.19% 2020 2,396 +1.41%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968–2020)[5]

See also

• Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department