Marignane

Marignane (in Occitan Of Provence , Marinhana according to the traditional standard or Marignano according to the Norme mistralienne) is a French commune located in the area Provence-Alp-Coast of Azure, in the department of the Rhone delta, in the district of Istres and the canton of Marignane (of which it is the chief town). It is bathed by banks of the pond of Berre and the pond of Bolmon and is crossed by the Canal of Rove.

One finds in particular with Marignane the airport of Marseilles and the company Eurocopter which manufactures inter alia the famous Franco-German military helicopter Tigre as well as NH-90.

Marignane is twinned with Wolfsburg (Germany), Figueres (Spain), Göd (Hungary) and Slanic-Prahova (Romania). Marignane, is by nature a city open on the world; The college Maurice Genevoix often takes part in exchanges linguistic and cultural with a college of Wolfsburg and the college Emilie de Mirabeau has a " classify européenne" with international exchanges in particular with Berlin.

History

See also: History of Marignane

Principal inheritance

The oppidum

Classified historic building The Oppidum known as of the name of the hill Notre Dame de Pitié, was classified historic building in 2004, thus testifying to the archaeological interest of this site inhabited since the fourth century before Jesus-Christ (- 380) that is to say with the Âge of iron IIb. The surveys of Lucien François Gantès, today archeologist of the workshop of the inheritance of Marseilles, made it possible to put at the day of ceramics massaliotes and Etruscans, the amphoras, of the grinding stones,… movable archaeological of which some are visible with the Museum of Marignane and to locate a small workshop of craftsman. Studies in the course of the reports/ratios of excavations will allow the restitution of two houses, with the assistance of the municipality of Marignane and the association of the Marignane-native inheritance under the authority of the Center Camille Julian (CNRS).

The belfry

The Beffroi corresponds to the one of the possible doors of the enclosing wall about 1353. Embellished in 1516 at the time of the passage of François 1st come to Marseilles to regulate the local businesses of which the absence of noble seigniory with Marignane. It will then decide to give the city to the already princess of Marignane, Louise of Savoy. This belfry of pageantry, without Harrow, will be used as communal house and will be equipped with a clock giving the hour of the civil capacity.

On his frontage, one could allotted wrongly symbols of the Compagnonnage which exist in addition in the historical center on old Cayenne or workshop of stone mason.

The castle of Marignane

Marignane and its grounds pass in many hands by heritage or sale until their fastening to the field of the Count de Provence to the 15th century, then with its Governors resulting from the Maison of Savoy. From 1603 with the Revolution the grounds of Marignane belong to the family of Covet, of which one of the last representatives is not other than the father of Emilie of Covet-Marignane, marries of Mirabeau whose divorce will make a resounding scandal. Covet will increase, arrange and embellish the medieval castle of the Beams then of Francoise de Foix, (Town hall today), in particular its frontage at the 17th century, while several religious buildings are built: châpelles Notre-Dame de Pitié (1635), Saint Nicolas's Day (XIIe S. - 1695), Holy-Anne (1710), now demolished and the Convent of Tiny (1701).

" It is in this castle, that on order of the young king Charles IX (November 23rd, 1561), the count of Tende, lord of Marignane, governor of Provence, will hold Nostradamus in prison. Of passage to Living room of Provence on December 16th, 1561, the count made stop Nostradamus and took along it with him in its castle of Marignane. The two men were friendly, and the imprisonment held more setting in residence! The next December 18th, Claude of Tender will write to the king: " Taking into consideration Nostradamus, I ay faict to seize it and am avecques me, luy having defended to make almanacz and pronstications more, which he promised to me. It you will like to me mander what it you plaist that I in fasse." Nostradamus had indeed published its predictions for 1562 without the imprimatur, which had put the pope then at Avignon in an insane anger at the point to have recourse to the roi' " . GERMAN Marcel, Marignane inventory of the inheritance , 2005

Saint Nicolas's Day church

The Église Saint Nicolas's Day (Marignane) is in the middle of the life of Marignane. Without base to date, it was allotted to him by a local scholar of the beginning XIXe S. a legendary origin of the " time of the sacring of Charlemagne"!. Its nave, the part visible oldest, was dated by Mr. Germain between 1091 and 1094 thanks to the texts from the Cartulaire; it is about a " reconstruction" which one is unaware of still if it is on the former church, also known by the texts of the cartulaire. The principal evolutions are the XIII (chorus and châpelle north-eastern, restored at the 16th century), XVI (4 châpelles) and 19th centuries (other châpelles and heightening of the southern vaults of the 16th century).

Since 1992, this parochial building is classified historic building because of its history and of the interest of its architectural evolution. Is its square tower 22 height meters, its superb polychrome retable of the Renaissance, gilded since Louis XV was offered by the family of Savoy, can be by Louise of Savoy itself (represented as a donor in the Annunciation?) in mark of spiritual authority on the city between 1518 and 1530. It could be financed by Jacques of Beaune, baron de Semblançay.

The Vault NR. - D. of Pity

The Vault Notre-Dame de Pitié, built on the oppidum known as of Notre Dame de Pitié, would have been built after 1635, on a preceding crowned place, following a wish of the population of Marignane saved by spectacular floods which have occurred this year on banks of the pond of Berre. The faithful ones deposited there a statue of the Virgin (XVIIIe S.?) as of many ex-votos and engaged so that a solemn procession is place in the city each September 7th. In the process of destruction, the vault was restored by the Friends of the Marignane Old man.

The worship of Marie is permanent on Marignane. Before taking again the term of Saint Nicolas's Day, the church of the same name had that of Notre Dame de Nazareth. A myth, recalled by Bouyala d' Arbaud on the Christianization of Marignane and Berre the pond, still puts Marie at the center of the local history.

The Vault Saint Nicolas's Day, known as Saint-Joseph

Vault already mentioned on the register of the synodal taxes in 1217, it was increased later with a frontage gone back to 1695 classified historic building. The Saint Nicolas's Day Vault was entirely rehabilitated in 2003 and was re-elected Chapelle Saint-Joseph.

The convent of the Tiny ones

Installed in Marignane as from 1648, the Tiny Fathers relieve the pauvres.
The Convent of Tiny the current, was inaugurated in 1701 per Joseph Covet and Marie de Crussol. Requisitioned for pestiferous in 1720, passed the Bien National one under the Revolution it will be transformed thereafter into storeroom before becoming, in 2002, current Maison of associations, municipal service bound for associations of our city.

Of a surface of 800 m2, distributed on two levels, the convent offers a broad space placed at the disposal of 270 associations of the city: conference rooms, exposures, etc

Places and historic buildings

Policy

The current mayor of Marignane, Daniel Simonpieri, is classified various right-hand side and as an general adviser it sits on the rows of UMP at the General advice of the Rhone delta. It is today without political label, after being elected for its first mandate under label FN, then to have joined the MNR. Daniel Simonpieri is vice-president of the urban community Marseilles Provence Métropole. He chairs it, since 2006, the commission Equipements of Community interest, Patrimoine, Bâtiments sociocultural and sporting.

Personalities related to the commune

See too

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