Allauch

Coordinates: 43°20′13″N 5°28′58″E / 43.3369°N 5.4828°E / 43.3369; 5.4828
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The village of Allauch
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Allauch is located in France
Allauch
Allauch
Allauch is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Allauch
Allauch
Coordinates: 43°20′13″N 5°28′58″E / 43.3369°N 5.4828°E / 43.3369; 5.4828
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentBouches-du-Rhône
ArrondissementMarseille
CantonAllauch
IntercommunalityAix-Marseille-Provence
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Lionel de Cala[1]
Area
1
50.3 km2 (19.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
21,490
 • Density430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
13002 /13190
Dialling codes0491
Elevation116–721 m (381–2,365 ft)
(avg. 223 m or 732 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Allauch (French pronunciation: [alo]; Occitan: Alaug) is a French commune situated east of Marseille in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of France.

Geography[edit]

Location[edit]

Allauch is the seat of the canton of Allauch. It is a part of the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis. The commune had 21,372 inhabitants as of 2019.

It is located 12 km north-east of Marseille, 10 km north-east of Aubagne and 35 km south of Aix-en-Provence. Access to the commune is by the D908 road from Marseille in the south-west passing through the commune and continuing north to join the D96 north of La Bouilladisse. Access to the village is by the D48 branching off the D908 and looping back as the D48A. There is also the D4A road from the 11th arrondissement in the south, and the D44G from the 12th arrondissement in the south-west.[3]

As Allauch is located on the edge of the Marseille conurbation there are numerous urban districts located within the commune. These are:

  • 405 Santo Estello
  • Bon Rencontre
  • Carlevan
  • Enco de Pont
  • La Bourdonniere
  • La Tuiliere
  • Les Aubagnens
  • Les Embucs
  • Les Grands Louis
  • Les Maurins
  • Les Rampins
  • Les Rascous
  • Les Tourres
  • Mordeau
  • Saint-Roch

Neighbouring communes and villages[edit]

Urbanism[edit]

Allauch Village is located on the north-eastern fringe of the Marseille conurbation with large parts of the west of the commune also forming part of this conurbation joining with Plan-de-Cuques to the west.

Allauch is separated from Mimet by the massif of l'Étoile, resulting in it being necessary to detour to Cadolive in order to go from Allauch to Mimet. Similarly it is separated from the Aubagne urban area by the Garlaban hills to the south-east. Apart from the urban area in the west of the commune, the rest is heavily forested and mountainous.

Housing[edit]

Each year Allauch pays about €200,000 for missing social housing in order to reach the 20% required by the Urban Renewal Law (SRU).[4] According to the commune however, available land is limited: of the 5,032 hectares of the commune a total of 4,000 is conservation land, 500 are already urbanized and the balance is sometimes affected by risks (flooding, collapse, fire, etc.). Recent increases in the price of land suitable for building has resulted in increasing difficulties in growing the social housing stock.

The City Council has decided that each construction project should have between 20% and 30% social housing. The first obstacle is that the commune owns little suitable land in built-up areas to build social housing (near schools, shops, services, transport, etc. to avoid creating "ghettos"). The value of the land is very high and the commune must sell land to social housing operators at well below the actual value. Furthermore, the municipality must guarantee 50% of the borrowings and contribute financially up to €20,000 per unit. The procedures are slow and it can take 3 or 4 years from the sales agreement and delivery of the first housing.

Another obstacle is that, in 2006, 108 applications for social housing (Social Housing loans) were made by the commune but only 48 were granted by the urban community to which the state has delegated its powers, while the State requires the construction of 64 units per year.

According to the Abbe Pierre Foundation for Disadvantaged Housing, of 319 housing units the commune should have built between 2002 and 2006 it has neither built nor funded any,[5] something that Allaudiens were far from disapproving having re-elected the Povinelli list of candidates by 81.15% in the local elections in 2008.

The commune may have another opportunity to fulfil its obligation by purchasing existing housing through preemption to transform social housing.[6]

Communications and transport[edit]

Communal Transport[edit]

RTM Routes
  • Bus Route 144 connects the metro station at Marseille-La Rose to La Pounche, Pie d'Autry, and Allauch-Village.
  • Bus Route 142/142JET/143 connect the Marseille-la-Rose metro station to Logis-Neuf, La Bourdonniere, and La Fève.
  • Bus Route 7T connects the Métro-Bus-Tramway Foch-Cinq-Avenues (in the center of Marseille) to Barbaraou (Golf d'Allauch).
Buses to the Hills

The Hills buses connect to different urban areas of Allauch at certain times:

  • Route A: La Fève - le Logis-Neuf – Allauch-Village – Carlevan - Les Embus - Marseille (Les Trois Lucs), with a bus every 30 minutes from 7:00 to 9:30am and 4:30 to 7:00pm.
  • Route B: Plan-de-Cuques (Rond-point des Oliviers) – Allauch-Village – Fontvieille - Carlevan, with a bus every 20 minutes from 7:00 to 9:30am and 4:30 to 7:00pm.

Geology[edit]

Panoramic View of Allauch

Seismicity[edit]

The Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region has areas at risk of seismic activity, particularly in the Nice and Aix-en-Provence areas, but for Allauch the risks are negligible.[7]

Hydrology[edit]

Detailed article: Canal de Marseille.

The Jarret is the main river in Allauch. Together with the Huveaune it was one of the only sources of water for Marseille for a long time. There are also two canals in the commune: the Canal de Provence and the Canal de Marseille, both built to supply many communes, but primarily Marseille, with drinking water and also for irrigation.

Climate[edit]

Windmill

Allauch has a Mediterranean climate: precipitation is mainly in September to May with a peak in October–November and a rather wet and mild winter. The summers are hot and dry.

Town Sunshine

(hours/yr)
Rain

(mm/yr)
Snow

(days/yr)
Storm

(days/yr)
Fog

(days/yr)
National average 1,973 770 14 22 40
Allauch[9] 2,835 514 1 20 10
Paris 1,661 637 12 18 10
Nice 2,724 767 1 29 1
Strasbourg 1,693 665 29 29 56
Brest 1,605 1,211 7 12 75

Weather Data for Allauch

Climate data for Marseille
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 11.4
(52.5)
12.5
(54.5)
15.7
(60.3)
18.6
(65.5)
22.9
(73.2)
27.0
(80.6)
30.2
(86.4)
29.7
(85.5)
25.5
(77.9)
20.9
(69.6)
15.1
(59.2)
11.9
(53.4)
20.1
(68.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 7.2
(45.0)
8.1
(46.6)
11.0
(51.8)
13.9
(57.0)
18.0
(64.4)
21.9
(71.4)
24.8
(76.6)
24.4
(75.9)
20.6
(69.1)
16.7
(62.1)
11.2
(52.2)
7.9
(46.2)
15.5
(59.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 2.9
(37.2)
3.6
(38.5)
6.2
(43.2)
9.1
(48.4)
13.1
(55.6)
16.6
(61.9)
19.4
(66.9)
19.0
(66.2)
15.7
(60.3)
12.4
(54.3)
7.2
(45.0)
4.0
(39.2)
10.8
(51.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 48.0
(1.89)
31.4
(1.24)
30.1
(1.19)
53.7
(2.11)
40.9
(1.61)
24.2
(0.95)
9.2
(0.36)
31.0
(1.22)
77.1
(3.04)
67.2
(2.65)
55.6
(2.19)
45.5
(1.79)
513.9
(20.23)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 5.3 4.5 3.9 6.0 4.5 2.9 1.3 2.7 4.5 6.2 5.9 5.5 53.2
Mean monthly sunshine hours 151.3 166.3 229.6 239.7 288.1 328.8 366.3 327.0 257.3 189.1 153.6 138.2 2,835.3
Source: Meteorological data for Marseilles - 5m altitude, from 1981 to 2010 January 2015 (in French)

History[edit]

One of the objects found in the Baume Sourno Cave (dark cave) may have been used as a wedding gift for the young Gyptis.[10] The history of Marseille has a story that Marseille was born from the union of a handsome Greek sailor and the daughter of King Nann, the chief of a Ligurian tribe around the year 600 BC. However, historians believe that Allauch was the chief town of a Ligurian tribe called ségobrige. The beautiful Gyptis could have been allaudienne and Marseille girl from Allauch. In Provence and in Allauch in particular people like legends.

A Coat of Arms was adopted by the town in 1727 and refers to the commune being the seat for the Saracens: in the 10th century the Moors besieged the village. At the brink of starvation the villagers, to deceive the enemy, sent twenty loaves and their remaining spear points. The Saracens were discouraged, imagining that abundance reigned behind the walls. They broke camp. It was night and the moon was in its last quarter with three stars shone around it. So the arms of Allauch have three stars, a crescent moon, and two silver wings (arrow quills).

Under the auspices of the canons of the Cathedral de la Major Marseille, the castle was built in the 12th century. There remains a postern, some ramparts, and Our Lady of the Castle which was built in 1148 . The pride of Allauch, it is still a place of worship and pilgrimage. The canons remained the Spiritual and Temporal Lords for nearly seven centuries until the French Revolution. They attracted a new population seeking land to cultivate. Then began a period of clearing the land and covering it with vineyards, olive groves, and wheat.

On the eve of the Revolution more than three-quarters of Allauch soil belonged to the peasants who worked it, about 20% by the nobles and bourgeois, and only 3% by the clergy. Throughout the 19th century Allauch declined: Agriculture and livestock stagnated as did the production of plaster and chalk extracted using traditional methods.

In contrast to the early 19th century, during the suppression of the free port of Marseille, Allauch was the scene of contraband tobacco. Probably practiced initially by only a few it soon became generalized and became the main industry of Allauch during the century[11] ahead of the stone quarries, the plasterworks, and the bauxite deposits.

The construction of the Canal de Marseille started a recovery: running water arrived in Allauch in 1888. Then an electric tram line connecting Marseille to Plan-de-Cuques came in 1902 followed by a connection to Bourdonnière and Allauch via Pounche in 1908: it was the end of isolation and confirmation of a new prosperity to come.

In the Decree of 25 March 1966 Allauch was classed as an urban commune and today Allauch has become increasingly a residential commune.[12][specify]

Heraldry[edit]

Arms of Allauch
Arms of Allauch
Blazon:

Azure, a crescent inverted of argent accompanied in base by 3 stars and in chief between two wings the same.



Politics and Administration[edit]

Municipal Administration[edit]

The following table shows the share of seats on the Allauch Municipal Council:

Party President No. Seats Status
PS Roland Povinelli 30 majority
Extreme Left Gilles Viallon 3 opposition

List of mayors[edit]

Mayors from the French Revolution to 1940[13]
From To Name Party Position
1788 1788 Louis Ricard
1788 1791 Jean-Francois Dieude
1791 1792 Honoré-Marie Tratebas
1792 1794 Joseph Michel
1794 1794 Jean-Baptiste Chaillon
1794 1794 Balthazard Daignan
1797 1800 Laurent Guichard
1800 1829 Bernard Bernard
1829 1829 Jean-Baptiste Geofroy
1831 1844 Ange-Marie Cauvin
1844 1870 Louis Blanc
1871 1871 Jean-Baptiste Bremond
1871 1872 François Maillet
1872 1874 Louis Bernard
1874 1876 François Maillet
1876 1876 Balthazard Rouviere
1876 1879 Joseph Camoin
1879 1881 Adrien Lieutard
1881 1882 Vincent Roux
1882 1888 Louis-Marie Tratebas
1888 1910 Joseph Chevillon
1910 1915 Frédéric Chevillon
1915 1929 Alphonse Honnorat
1929 1940 Louis Brunet
Mayors from 1940
From To Name Party Position
1941 1941 Charles Saeteli
1941 1944 Pierre Goreaud
1944 1967 Louis Brunet
1967 1971 Pierre Audoubert
1971 1975 Jacques Gaillard
1975 2020 Rolland Povinelli PS
2020 2026 Lionel De cala

Quality of life[edit]

In the 1960s a study by Agam predicted population figures of 60 to 80,000 in Allauch in 2000. Today the commune has about 20,000 inhabitants. This is the result of political will of the various mayors who have never ceased to protect the hills, to restrict urbanisation, and contained demographic change.[14]

According to the municipality, Allauch is an "art town" of greenery on the outskirts of Marseille with two-thirds of its territory consisting of hills while of the 119 communes in the department Allauch came 22nd highest for the housing tax (19.71% municipal rate in 2007) and 6th highest for the property tax (33.24% municipal rate in 2007).[15]

The politics of the commune management of land use plan has both limited building areas in order not to distort the landscape and allowed only normal sized housing so that there would be sound economic development respecting the environment and refusing any infrastructure that denaturalises Allauch (highways, supermarkets, industries creating nuisances etc.)[16] and saving natural areas and green belts.

There is in place a protection service for the hills with an annual budget of €350,000 (15 water tanks, 2,000 hours annually to monitor the start of any fires), clearing obligations, and reforestation.[17]

In the vote on joining the Urban Community of Marseille Provence Métropole, Allauch commune voted against for fear of no longer having a voice regarding the land use plan.[18] The joining of the urban community in 2000 may have reduced the decision-making powers of the commune in urban planning matters,[19] highways, or street cleanliness by moving the decision-making centre but will perhaps achieve the construction of a school in Allauch.

Twin towns – sister cities[edit]

Allauch is twinned with:[20]

Population and society[edit]

Population[edit]

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Allaudiens or Allaudiennes in French.[21]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 3,263—    
1800 4,264+3.90%
1806 4,381+0.45%
1821 3,743−1.04%
1831 3,711−0.09%
1836 3,869+0.84%
1841 3,669−1.06%
1846 3,703+0.18%
1851 3,688−0.08%
1856 3,603−0.47%
1861 3,644+0.23%
1866 3,629−0.08%
1872 3,258−1.78%
1876 3,104−1.20%
1881 2,884−1.46%
1886 2,726−1.12%
1891 3,073+2.43%
1896 3,220+0.94%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 3,245+0.15%
1906 3,337+0.56%
1911 3,585+1.44%
1921 4,462+2.21%
1926 6,029+6.20%
1931 7,799+5.28%
1936 8,351+1.38%
1946 7,148−1.54%
1954 8,406+2.05%
1962 8,528+0.18%
1968 10,013+2.71%
1975 11,149+1.55%
1982 13,519+2.79%
1990 16,092+2.20%
1999 18,913+1.81%
2007 18,747−0.11%
2012 20,690+1.99%
2017 21,187+0.48%
Source: EHESS[22] and INSEE (1968-2017)[23]

Age distribution[edit]

Percentage Distribution of Age Groups in Allauch and Bouches-du-Rhône Department in 2017

Allauch Bouches-du-Rhône
Age Range Men Women Men Women
0 to 14 Years 17.8 16.3 18.9 16.6
15 to 29 Years 15.4 13.3 18.7 17.0
30 to 44 Years 17.8 18.4 18.9 18.6
45 to 59 Years 21.5 21.5 19.8 19.7
60 to 74 Years 18.7 18.2 15.8 16.7
75 to 89 Years 7.8 10.3 7.2 9.5
90 Years+ 0.9 1.9 0.7 1.8

Source: INSEE[23][24]

Demographic Evolution 1968-2017[23]
1968-1975 1975-1982 1982-1990 1990-1999 1999-2007 2007-2012 2012-2017
Births (‰) 11.6 10.2 9.2 9.8 8.4 8.3 9.0
Deaths (‰) 15.6 13.5 10.4 10.0 11.0 8.9 8.7
Natural increase (%) -0.4 -0.3 -0.1 -0.0 -0.3 -0.1 0.0
Net migration (%) 2.0 3.1 2.3 1.8 0.2 2.0 0.5
Total population increase (%) 1.6 2.8 2.2 1.8 -0.1 2.0 0.5

Of the 20,791 inhabitants in 2017, 10,991 (56.8%) lived in the same housing as in 2007. 90.2% lived in the same house as the previous year, 2.9% lived in another house in the same commune, and 6.9% lived elsewhere.[25]

Education[edit]

Each school has a computer site with 10 computers, a printer, a scanner and an internet connection. The school bus is free. Nearly 1,500 meals are prepared daily in the Allauch central kitchen and transported in heated units to the schools. Each student entering Grade 2 undergoes dental screening and receives a dictionary provided by the municipality. Sports instructors and lifeguards are involved in each class so that children can engage in physical activity provided by a professional. A spectacle is offered for all kindergarten children at Christmas and elementary classes benefit from €120 per teacher to complete their library and buy CDs. Prevention sessions and training are provided by the Departmental Educational Committee for Health.

Since 1994 Allauch has had a college attended by 950 students. A laptop with internet connection is paid for by the General Council for each fourth and third level student. A system of online scores for college students allows communication between parents, teachers, and students as well as simplifying administrative work.

The parents of students and the municipality are now fighting for the implementation of a college in the commune.

Security[edit]

Allauch is part of the Public Security District of Marseille which has the 13th highest crime rate of the 400 metropolitan districts of public safety. No details of crime in the commune or Allauch town is available.

Cultural events and festivals[edit]

Throughout the year, many events are held in the commune. Traditional festivals include the fire of Saint-Jean (which concludes a week of festivities), Saint-Clair (when six pigs are roasted on the spit all night and sold at auction), and the feast of Saint-Laurent (which involves a parade in traditional costumes).[citation needed]

A number of themed fairs and markets take place, as well as exhibitions of paintings or photos.[citation needed]

During the night before Christmas there is a Midnight Mass and a Provençal living Nativity runs down the descent of the shepherds to the sound of fifes, tambourines, bells, and bleating.

In Summer in Allauch there is an original and diverse programme accessible to all. These take place in the majestic site of the Bastide de Fontvieille for concerts of classical music, intimate shows, etc., and in the Theatre of Nature for larger events such as ballets, plays, and musicals. They allow the public to discover talented artists and stage directors, known or unknown, local or national.

Two major events are organized by the Tourist Office: The crib in black light by Gilbert Orsini in December and January of each year[26] and the Biennial of Contemporary Art.[27]

Cultural and sporting activities[edit]

Allauch has a rare Museum of Sacred Art of France with a permanent collection of international renown and offers a range of temporary exhibitions on the theme of Religion or local culture.

The commune also has five community centres that offer activities close to home[28] such as ballet, modern jazz, hip-hop, gymnastics, martial arts, painting workshops, mosaic and sculpture, theatre, guitar or piano lessons, yoga, sports, and scholastic support courses.

The commune manages and maintains many facilities which are available to twenty sports associations: team sports, gymnastics, swimming, judo, tennis, triathlon, modern pentathlon, Tae Kwon Do, and Kick Boxing.

Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday in July and August from 8pm to 1am, young people aged 14 to 25 years can enjoy free sports facilities supervised by qualified personnel (sports trainers, BAFA facilitators, lifeguards, etc.). A minibus service is free. In the days when "Sommer Sport" is on, young people from 12–17 years old can learn new skills in sometimes unusual sports such as tree climbing, netball, or Futsal.

Every year there are: the "La Ronde Allauch" foot race, the Cyclo-Cross, and the Trail of the Green Canton.

Allauch also has a 13-hole golf course.

Health[edit]

The Central Hospital of Allauch is a public health unit of 280 beds and places including a 30-bed Alzheimer care unit, a 25-bed nursing home, and 79 places in nursing homes to care for elderly and disabled people.

It has a total budget of 17 million Euros and more than 310 employees.[29] 75% of patients are over 75 years old when they enter the hospital.

Chemin de Bellons which leads to the Bastide Neuve
The Bastide Neuve

Economy[edit]

Key figures[edit]

The figures shown below refer to 2017, unless otherwise indicated.[25][30] As shown in the following table people are on average more affluent, better educated, and more skilled than the national average.

Single-family homes are more common than collective housing and the percentage of homeowners is much higher than the national average. The percentage of people living alone is much lower than the national average.

Allauch[25] France
% Principle Residences 91.8% 82.2%
% Individual Houses 73.0% 55.7%
% Owner Occupied 71.7% 57.5%
% Households of 1 person 24.4% 36.2%
% Households without a car 7.4% 19.0%
% Households with 1 car 39.6% 46.6%
% Households with 2 cars or more 53.0% 34.4%
% Over 15 years old without a diploma 17.1% 22.8%
% Education at BAC+2 level or higher 38.8% 29.9%
% Executives 15.1% 18.1%
% Intermediate professions 32.3% 26.0%
% Employees 28.8% 27.7%
% Workers 12.1% 19.9%
Unemployment rate 9.4% 13.9%
Average income per household €25,470

Economy and tourism[edit]

In 2017 out of 9,136 Allaudiens who were employed, 21.5% worked in the commune and 78.5% elsewhere. 80.9% travelled to work by car.[25]

Of the 3,661 jobs in the commune (2017), 47.1% were in the public sector (administration, education, health, social work) and 39.4% in trade and transport.[25]

The Business Park of Fontvieille established in 1981 is the heart of the economic life of the commune. The criterion for acceptable settlement by the council is based on respect for the living environment by installing activities which do not create a nuisance or pollution.

The main activities fall into two divisions: food (nougat, cafés) and small tech industries.

Near the Business Park the Laphal laboratory, a pharmaceutical company of international renown, provides more than 130 jobs in the commune. It has attracted many companies with complementary activities (e.g. IPP Pharma).

Allauch has over a hundred shops spread over three main urban centres: le Village, Logis Neuf, and Pounche: food, health and hygiene, home furnishings, bars, restaurants, and services. A shopping mall was recently opened in Fontvieille.

Arts and crafts also have a place especially during the Christmas market: ironwork, pottery, glassware, fabric, and figurines.

Allauch has two Gîtes de France (homestays), 9 tourist apartments, one 3 star hotel, one 2 star hotel, two 1 star hotels, a guesthouse, and a residential hotel complex. There is no municipal campsite.

Local products[edit]

The craftsmen from the commune make black and white nougat, tooth snacks (hard biscuits), the suce-miel (sucking honey) made as chewing gum has been made for a hundred years.

One family who converted to agriculture produce different goat cheeses and fresh or refined raw milk.

In January during the festival of gastronomy some fifty craftsmen and farmers hold a market: there are honey, olive oil, AOC Côtes de Provence wine, Navettes de Marseille (Provençal pastries), Tapenade, Gibassier, Calisson, and Eggplant salads and appetizers on sale.

Allauch is also known for its Santons (figurines).

Culture and heritage[edit]

Civil heritage[edit]

The commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:

  • The Château de Fontvieille (1845)[31]
  • The Vallombert Country Residence at 495 Avenue du Vallon-Vert (19th century)[32]
Other sites of interest
  • The ruins of the Château de Ners in the Pichauris valley.
  • The Esplanade of windmills consist of five windmills on an esplanade overlooking the bay of Marseille at 228 metres above sea level. Formerly located in the heart of the village, they were moved when the construction of the church of Saint Sebastian blocked their wind.
  • The Vieux Bassin is an old reservoir from the 19th century now a living cultural exhibition hall
  • The Museum of Allauch with symbols and sacred relics.[33] The Allauch Museum welcomes visitors to the heart of the old village in the former building of the town hall which has been fully rehabilitated. The museum invites a new generation to better understand the foundations of Western Christian culture.

Religious heritage[edit]

The Saint Sebastian Church

The commune has several religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:

  • The Church of Saint Sebastian (1685).[34] The church contains a large number of items that are registered as historical objects.[35]
  • The Chapel of Notre-Dame and remains of a Chateau (13th century).[36] The chapel contains several items that are registered as historical objects:
    • The Gallery Organ (19th century)[37][38]
    • 6 Candlesticks (18th century)[39]
    • A Painting: The Calvary (17th century)[40]
    • A Statue on base: Virgin and child (18th century)[41]
    • A Statue on base: Browned Virgin and child (17th century)[42]
Other religious sites of interest
  • The Church of Saint Laurent of Bourdonnière
  • The Synagogue of Logis Neuf
Paintings in the Saint Sebastion Church

Environmental heritage[edit]

The Massif of Garlaban, also called the hills of Marcel Pagnol, overlooks the urban area.

Notable people[edit]

  • Thyde Monnier (1887-1967), Provençal writer (La Rue Courte, Nans le berger)
  • Marcel Pagnol (1895-1974), writer and filmmaker. As a child he spent his holidays in the Bastide Neuve in the district of Bellons which, contrary to popular belief, is in the Allauch commune.[43] In his Souvenirs d'enfance, he located many of his adventures in the hills of Allauch such as the "Grosibou Cave", the Baume Sourne, the Escaoupres etc. Later, he would write Manon des sources in these hills. Finally he shot scenes in his film Angèle in the old town (the Terrasse du Petit-Goûter, the Rue Frédéric-Chevillon) and others in the hills of Allauch (the Gours, the Jas de Batisto).

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Google Maps
  4. ^ As at 1 January 2004 there was a shortage of 1,276 social housing units. The commune has 20 years to comply with the required 20% social housing rate and must therefore build 64 social housing units per year
  5. ^ "2008 commune winners document Fondation Abbé Pierre" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2008. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  6. ^ although in the town there are 82% houses and only 18% apartments.
  7. ^ Map of major risks Archived 20 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine, source: Académie d'Aix-Marseille (in French)
  8. ^ Paris, Nice, Strasbourg, Brest
  9. ^ Data from the Station at Marseille (in French)
  10. ^ The story of Gyptis
  11. ^ Picturesque France: Contraband Tobacco (in French)
  12. ^ Most of this section is sourced from the Museum of Allauch
  13. ^ List of Mayors of France
  14. ^ Official site for the commune: lifestyle Archived 2013-08-19 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
  15. ^ Ministry of Finance: Direct Local Taxes 2007 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
  16. ^ The commune declined the installation of a McDonald's
  17. ^ In February 2008 on the 11th day of Reforestation, 2,000 trees were planted such as almond, hackberry, blackthorn, and arbutus
  18. ^ History of the Community on Allauch.com (in French).
  19. ^ As part of the SRU, the Prefect may enter into an agreement with a social housing landlord if it results in the construction of social housing in the commune regardless of the policy of the commune in terms of development (normal size and quality of buildings, integrated architecture to the environment, location of buildings)
  20. ^ "Jumelage" (in French). Allauch. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  21. ^ Le nom des habitants du 13 - Bouches-du-Rhône, habitants.fr
  22. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Allauch, EHESS (in French).
  23. ^ a b c Évolution et structure de la population en 2017: Commune d'Allauch (13002)
  24. ^ Évolution et structure de la population en 2017: Département des Bouches-du-Rhône (13)
  25. ^ a b c d e Dossier complet: Commune d'Allauch (13002), INSEE (in French)
  26. ^ 35th animated Nativity by Gilbert Orsini Archived 2014-03-11 at the Wayback Machine from Saturday, 24 November 2012 to Sunday 27 January 2013 organized by the "Memory of Clay 'Association in collaboration with the City of Allauch
  27. ^ the 3rd Biennial of Contemporary Art of Allauch was held from 9 October 2009 to 14 February 2010 Archived 11 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine (from 27 September 2011 to 26 February 2012 was cancelled)
  28. ^ Different urban areas in Allauch are quite distant from each other and not very well served by public transport
  29. ^ Central Hospital of Allauch - Who are we? Archived 2014-03-12 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
  30. ^ Dossier complet: France entière
  31. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00081112 Château de Fontvieille (in French)
  32. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA13000044 Vallombert Country Residence at 495 Avenue du Vallon-Vert (in French)
  33. ^ Symbols and sacred relics Archived 2018-08-17 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
  34. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00081113 Church of Saint Sebastian (in French)
  35. ^ Search results Base Palissy
  36. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00081111 Chapel of Notre-Dame and remains of a Chateau (in French)
  37. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM13001751 Gallery Organ (in French)
  38. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM13000275 Gallery Organ (Instrumental part) (in French)
  39. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM13001868 6 Candlesticks (in French)
  40. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM13001867 Painting: The Calvary (in French)
  41. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM13000277 Statue on base: Virgin and child (in French)
  42. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM13000276 Statue on base: Crowned Virgin and child (in French)
  43. ^ cf. IGN Map Top-25 No. 3245ET, pli D1, or see this photo taken in the square

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