Les Pennes-Mirabeau
Les Pennes -Mirabeau is a commune with 19,534 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Bouches -du -Rhône in the Provence- Alpes- Côte d' Azur.
Geography
Les Pennes -Mirabeau located 21 kilometers southwest of Aix -en- Provence and 25 kilometers northwest of Marseille. Marseille Airport is ten kilometers away. The community is adjacent to the main town of several hamlets:
- Plan-de -Campagne in the Northeast
- Le Repos in the northwest
- Les Cardenaux in the southeast
- Le Plan of Pennes in southwest
Les Pennes -Mirabeau bordered to the northwest in Vitrolles, on the northeast by Cabriès, to the east by Septèmes -les- Vallon, in the south on the 15th and the 16th arrondissement of the city of Marseille. In the west the municipality borders on Le Rove, Marignane and Saint- Victoret.
History
In the third century BC, the first settlers came to the oppidum Teste- Nègre. It was located strategically, which helped the residents in the defense of the settlement. Later, the residents moved into the oppidum de la Cloche, which they tried to defend against the Romans. In 49 BC it was destroyed by Caesar's troops. In some local remnants were found from the Roman period, probably driven people with the neighboring Massalia trade. The Roman finds indicate a continued existence of the Roman settlement, the further development of the place between the 5th and 11th centuries, however, is unclear. In the Middle Ages, after the creation of the Kingdom of Provence, in the year 855, the city again became a city. In addition, the castle was built at that time. Towards the end of the 10th century Plan de Campagne was founded the Saint Victor Abbey in the district. The place belongs in the Middle Ages various rulers, he eventually falls to the Lords of Les Baux to. Later, the rule falls to the House of Luxembourg. In the early eighteenth century, the city was plagued by disasters: First, she was hit by a famine in 1709, in the years 1720 and 1721 died more than half the population of the plague. During the French Revolution, the city participated in the campaign against food shortages and high food costs. The castle was plundered. 1907 comes the electric light in the place. Until it is there running water, it will take: In 1932, all households are then supplied with running water. During the liberation struggles in 1944, the tunnel that connected the city with today's Avenue François Mitterrand, destroyed.
Culture and sights
- Parish Church
Economy and infrastructure
Only about a mile from the village there is the ramp to Autoroute du Soleil. There you can also drive onto the A51 and the A55.
Personalities
- Clara Morgane ( born 1981 ), singer, owns a house in Les Pennes -Mirabeau
- Samir Nasri ( * 1987), the French national football team, played in the youth here
- The family of Zinedine Zidane lives in Les Pennes -Mirabeau
Twinning
The municipality is twinned with the Italian Asti.