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Martigues

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Martigues

Total population

48,568

Elevation0 m
Land area71.44 km²
Coordinates43.41°, 5.05°

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City facts

Elevation
0 m
Area
71.44 km²
head of government
Gaby Charroux
Official website
www.ville-martigues.fr

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Overview

Martigues is a commune northwest of Marseille. It is part of the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region on the eastern end of the Canal de Caronte.

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History & geography

History

Martigues was founded by Ramon Berenguer IV, count of Provence in 1232 on the likely site of the Roman camp Maritima Avaticorum. The Hôtel de Ville was built on the former salt marshes and completed in 1983.

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Geography

Latitude
43.4057
Longitude
5.0548
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

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Walkability

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Wildlife & biodiversity

Earthquake history

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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Imany
Imany
French pop-soul singer (born 1979)
Foued Kadir
Foued Kadir
Algerian footballer
É
Éric Bernard
French racing driver
F
Fabrice Begeorgi
French footballer
V
Vincent Burroni
French politician
Rod Fanni
Rod Fanni
French footballer (born 1981)
Joseph Boze
Joseph Boze
French painter (1745-1826)
Victoria Larrière
Victoria Larrière
French tennis player
Clara Sanchez
Clara Sanchez
French track cyclist
Armelle Deutsch
Armelle Deutsch
French actress
A
Amor Kehiha
French footballer
Alain Oreille
Alain Oreille
French racing driver
Yohan Mollo
Yohan Mollo
French association football player
Laurent Di Lorto
Laurent Di Lorto
French footballer (1909-1989)
H
Henri d'Attilio
French politician (1927-2008)
Jimmy Abdou
Jimmy Abdou
Comorian footballer

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

Nearby places in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.44
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,621

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
2,263
Avg daily Wikipedia views
75
Attention level
Quiet

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Books about Martigues

Notre Provence
Léon Daudet · 1933

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Official Identifiers

INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics

INSEE code
13056
Department
13
Region
93
Population (Wikidata)
48,298

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Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library
  • • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
  • • INSEE — French national statistics, via geo.api.gouv.fr (official commune code, population, surface, department, region)
  • • INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics — geo.api.gouv.fr