Aubagne

Aubagne (in Occitan Of Provence Aubanha according to the traditional standard or Aubagno according to the Standard mistralienne) is a common French, located in the department of the Rhone delta and the area Provence-Alp-Coast of Azure. The inhabitants of Aubagne are called the Aubagnais .

Geography

The site of Aubagne is in the valley of the Huveaune, triangular marshy plain, whose tops point towards Aix-en-Provence in north, Toulon in the east, and Marseilles in the west. The city is bordered by the Massif of Garlaban, the buttresses of the Holy-Balsam, and with the south by the Massif of Douard prolonged by the mounts of Carpiagne towards the west. Its assets rise from its situation of crossroads of these 3 agglomerations. However, the many hills and other small butt which strew its territory make of them natural obstacles which tend to partition space. This city has also the characteristic to have been the first town of France to being completely surrounded by Autoroutes.

History

Administration

Demography

Economy

Industry, Zone of activity of the Fens, ZAC of Hammers (trade: Auchan and others), Park of activities of Napollon;
Agriculture, farmers of the country of Aubagne (valley of Huveaune, Beaudinard, Napollon);
Ceramic Craft industry , let us santons, terra cotta;
Antenna of the Chamber of commerce and industry Marseilles-Provence.

Soldier

Since 1962 the seat of the command of the Foreign legion is stationed in Aubagne.
It is represented by the 1st foreign regiment gathering eight hundred men.
For the centenary of the Battle of Camerone on April 30th 1963, the war memorial placed in the Viénot barracks with Sidi-beautiful-Abbots was repatriated in Aubagne.

This monument represents a terrestrial sphere framed by four legionaries. The statue is out of bronze drawn by the sculptor Henri Pourquet.
The mass of the monument is of 80 T.

Celebrities

François-Urbain Domergue (1745 - 1810), grammairien and journalist elected with the French Academy
François Barthelemy (1747 - 1830), one of the Directing of the French Republic
Fernand Bouisson (1874 - 1959), president of the House of Commons of 1927 to 1936, President of the Council in 1935, was elected mayor of Aubagne in 1906.
Marcel Pagnol (1895 - 1974), writer and scenario writer born in Aubagne. It locates in the hills close to Aubagne the action of its romantic diptych the Water of the hills
Jean Camps (1953 -?), Footballer born in Maisoncarée Algeria. Medium ground which made the success of the football club of Aubagne in the Seventies

See too

External bonds

Official site of the town of Aubagne
All the great excursion in Provence (France)
virtual Visit of Aubagne with panoramas full screen
Official site of Aubagne football club

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