| Marignane | |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Marignane (Bouches-du-Rhône).svg |
| Arrondissement: | Istres |
| Canton: | Marignane |
| Insee: | 13054 |
| Postal Code: | 13700 |
| Mayor: | Eric Le Dissès[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | Aix-Marseille-Provence |
| Coordinates: | 43.416°N 5.2145°W |
| Elevation M: | 15 |
| Elevation Min M: | 0 |
| Elevation Max M: | 100 |
| Area Km2: | 23.16 |
Marignane (pronounced as /fr/; oc|Marinhana) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern France.
It is a component of the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis, and the largest suburb of the city of Marseille. It is located 18.3 km (11.4 mi) to the northwest of Marseille.
The climate is hot-summer mediterranean (Köppen: Csa). The city serves as the basis for data from Marseille through the weather station at the airport, which is inside Marignane's city limits.[2]
In the 15th century the Count of Provence owned the land,[3] and from 1603 to the French Revolution it belonged to the Covet family.[3] In the 17th century the Covet family refurbished the Château de Marignane, which now serves as the town hall.[3]
Three chapels and one convent were built in the 17th and 18th century: Notre-Dame de Pitié (1635), Saint-Nicolas (1695), Sainte-Anne (1710, now demolished), and Couvent des Minimes (1695).[3]
From 1995 to 2008 the mayor was Daniel Simonpieri, former member of the Front National and of the MNR.Since 2008 the mayor has been Eric Le Dissès.
Public secondary schools:
Private schools:
Marseille Provence Airport is located in Marignane.
Airbus Helicopters, the manufacturer of the Franco-German NHI NH90 and Tiger military helicopters, has its head office on the grounds of Marseille Provence Airport in Marignane.[7]
Marignane is twinned with:[8]
