Manosque

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Manosque

Total population

22,926

Elevation279 m

Land area56.73 km²

Coordinates43.83°, 5.78°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

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Overview

Manosque is the largest town and commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. However, it is not the préfecture (capital) of the department, which is the smaller town of Digne-les-Bains. Manosque is located at the far eastern end of the Luberon near the Durance river.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Jean Giono

French writer (1895–1970)

Adolphe Blanc

French composer (1828–1885)

Hafsia Herzi

French actress, screenwriter, and director

Pierre Magnan

French writer (1922–2012)

Julien El Fares

road bicycle racer

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Henri Maurel

French politician (1867-1935)

Jean-Michel Bayle

French motorcycle racer

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Jules Coupier

French writer (1919–2020)

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Marc-Antoine Laugier

French architectural historian

Élémir Bourges

French writer (1852-1925)

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Adolphe Defarge

French politician (1836-1910)

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Claude Thomassin

French poet

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Claudia Imbert

French photographer

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Ferdinand Marc Antoine Bernier de Pierrevert

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Frédéric Aillaud

French politician

Félix Esclangon

French physicist (1905-1956)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

• Saint-Martin-les-Eaux
  3.7 mi away · pop. 125
• Villemus
  4.4 mi away · pop. 193
• Corbières-en-Provence
  5.3 mi away · pop. 1,254
• Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire
  6.2 mi away · pop. 1,226
• Mane
  7.2 mi away · pop. 1,369
• Gréoux-les-Bains
  7.3 mi away · pop. 2,939
• Montjustin
  7.4 mi away · pop. 59
• Beaumont-de-Pertuis
  8.1 mi away · pop. 1,115
• Forcalquier
  8.6 mi away · pop. 5,118
• Pierrerue
  8.8 mi away · pop. 525
• Oraison
  8.9 mi away · pop. 5,981
• Céreste-en-Luberon
  9.7 mi away · pop. 1,194

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Geography & sun

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