Maussane-les-Alpilles

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

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

Maussane-les-Alpilles Maussana deis Aupilhas (Occitan)
Commune
Sainte-Croix church
Coat of arms
Location of Maussane-les-Alpilles
(2020–2026)		Jean-Christophe Carré^[1]
Area ¹	31.60 km² (12.20 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[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.

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.

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]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ (in French) Villes et villages, on Alpilles Regional Natural Park (www.parc-alpilles.fr).
^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Maussane-les-Alpilles, EHESS (in French).
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE.