Pélissanne

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Pélissanne

Total population

10,779

Elevation70 m

Land area19.11 km²

Coordinates43.63°, 5.15°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Pélissanne is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southern France. It is located just east of Salon-de-Provence, within the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

R

Roger Carcassonne

French politician (1903-1992)

J

Jean Francou

French politician (1920-2013)

Adam de Craponne

French engineer

François Chabaud

French triathlete

C

Christine Boisson

French actress (1956–2024)

Germaine Richier

sculptor from France

Bruno Martini

French handball player

Daniel Goossens

cartoonist

J

Jean-Marie Benjamin

French priest

Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet

French scientist (1720-1778)

G

Gabriel Valay

French politician (1905-1978)

Francisque Teyssier

French bicycle racer

Joseph Toussaint Reinaud

French orientalist

Yoann Bagot

French cyclist

Christian Kert

French politician

F

Franck Esposito

French swimmer

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

Nearby places in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

• Vernègues
  4 mi away · pop. 2,123
• Cazan
  5 mi away
• Alleins
  5.1 mi away · pop. 2,764
• Pont Royal
  6 mi away
• Cornillon-Confoux
  6.1 mi away · pop. 1,571
• Miramas-le-Vieux
  7.8 mi away
• Saint-Chamas
  8 mi away · pop. 8,643
• Sénas
  8.6 mi away · pop. 6,838
• Velaux
  9.2 mi away · pop. 8,713
• Aureille
  11.4 mi away · pop. 1,541
• Cheval-Blanc
  12.5 mi away · pop. 4,317
• Saint-Estève-Janson
  12.8 mi away · pop. 372

Browse all places in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur →

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Transcaucasian Giant Mantis

Hierodula transcaucasica

Seen 2026-09-27

Greater Flamingo

Phoenicopterus roseus

Seen 2026-09-27

Sphincterochila candidissima

Sphincterochila candidissima

Seen 2026-09-27

Meal moth

Pyralis farinalis

Seen 2026-09-26

fragrant virgin's-bower

Clematis flammula

Seen 2026-09-26

Western Roe Deer

Capreolus capreolus

Seen 2026-09-26

Eurasian Wryneck

Jynx torquilla

Seen 2026-09-23

European Pied Flycatcher

Ficedula hypoleuca

Seen 2026-09-22

Eurasian Red Squirrel

Sciurus vulgaris

Seen 2026-09-22

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers