Maillane Explained

Maillane
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason de la ville de Maillane (13).svg
Arrondissement:Arles
Canton:Châteaurenard
Insee:13052
Postal Code:13910
Mayor:Eric Lecoffre[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CA Terre de Provence
Coordinates:43.8336°N 4.7828°W
Elevation M:12
Elevation Min M:7
Elevation Max M:17
Area Km2:16.77

Maillane (in French pronounced as /majan/; Occitan (post 1500);: Malhana) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France in the former province of Provence.

Geography

Maillane is located 7km (04miles) north-west of Saint-Rémy-de-Provence and 15km (09miles) north-east of Tarascon.

People

Maillane was the birthplace of the 19th century poet Frédéric Mistral (1904 Nobel Prize in literature).

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022. fr.