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Maillane

Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

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

01Geography

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.

02Population

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%
1901 1,373+0.38%
YearPop.±% p.a.
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%
2023 2,775+1.21%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2023)

03People

Maillane was the birthplace of the 19th century poet Frédéric Mistral (1904 Nobel Prize in Literature winner and founder of Felibrige).

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