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Aubagne is a small city and a commune of the Bouches-du-Rhône département in southern France, located 17 km east of Marseille. The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. ... Bouches-du-Rhône is a département in the south of France named after the mouth of the Rhône River. ... Template:France divisions levels, Junkyard Willie The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France and many former French colonies, roughly analogous to British counties. ... City motto: Actibus immensis urbs fulget Massiliensis. ...

Population: 43,083
Altitude 101 m

The French Foreign Legion has its headquarters here. The French Foreign Legion (French: Légion Étrangère) is a unique unit within the French Army established in 1831. ...


Aubagne was the birthplace of Marcel Pagnol (1895-1974), novelist, playwright and filmmaker. Marcel Pagnol (February 28, 1895 - April 18, 1974) was a French novelist, playwright, and filmmaker. ... 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ...


External links

  • Aubagne city council website (in French)
  • http://www.aubagne.com/ (in French)
  • Street map of Aubagne

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Aubagne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (85 words)
Aubagne is a small city and a commune of the Bouches-du-Rhône département in southern France, located 17 km east of Marseille.
The French Foreign Legion has its headquarters here.
Aubagne was the birthplace of Marcel Pagnol (1895-1974), novelist, playwright and filmmaker.
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