Salon-de-Provence

Also known as Salon, Selon de Provença, Selon, Salon-de-Crau

Salon-de-Provence (, ; or , ), commonly known as Salon, is a commune located about northwest of Marseille in the Bouches-du-Rhône department (Metropolis of Aix-Marseille Provence), region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, southern France. It is the home of an important French Air and Space Force (''Armée de l'Air et de l'Espace'') air base.

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Salon-de-Provence is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department of France, situated within the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. It serves as the capital of the Canton of Salon-de-Provence, Canton of Salon-de-Provence-1, and Canton of Salon-de-Provence-2. The town borders Aurons, Eyguières, Grans, and Lamanon, and is part of the Métropole Aix-Marseille-Provence. Its postal code is 13300, and it has an area of 70.3 square kilometers.

The population is recorded as 46,225, comprising 21,950 males and 23,578 females. Another source lists the population as 41,397. The elevation above sea level is 325 meters. Salon-de-Provence is twinned with Wertheim, Gubbio, Huntingdon, and Aranda de Duero.

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Place details

Locality: Salon-de-Provence
Region: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Country: France
Population: 41,397

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PM10: 4.3 µg/m³

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Key facts

French commune.image: Salon-de-Provence.JPG
French commune.caption: A view of Salon-de-Provence, with the church and clock tower
French commune.image coat of arms: Blason de la ville de Salon-de-Provence (13).svg
French commune.arrondissement: Aix-en-Provence
French commune.canton: Salon-de-Provence-1 and 2
French commune.INSEE: 13103
French commune.postal code: 13300
French commune.mayor: Nicolas Isnard
French commune.term: 2020–2026
French commune.party: LR
French commune.intercommunality: Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis
French commune.elevation min m: 53
French commune.elevation max m: 325
French commune.area km2: 70.3
French commune.population demonym: Salonais, salonaise (French)Selonenc, selonenca (Occitan)
French commune.name: Salon-de-Provence
French commune.commune status: Commune

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: commune of France
Official name: Salon-de-Provence
Demonym: Salonais
Country: France
Located in: Canton of Salon-de-Provence-1
Population: 44553
Area: 70.3
Elevation: 53
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Shares border with: Miramas
Official website: www.salon-de-provence.org
Image: Fontaine Moussue.jpg

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topic's main category: Category:Salon-de-Provence
twinned administrative body: Aranda de Duero
Commons category: Salon-de-Provence
postal code: 13300
category for people born here: Category:Births in Salon-de-Provence
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Salon-de-Provence
category of associated people: Category:People from Salon-de-Provence
native label: Salon-de-Provence
male population: 21950
female population: 23578
P8168: Ripon Barbel
associated electoral district: Canton of Salon-de-Provence-2
email address: mailto:[email protected]
phone number: +33-4-90-44-89-00
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition

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Travel guide

Get around

The bus station is place Morgan. You will find the local bus at one corner and the bus to Aix en Provence at another corner.

Connect

As of July 2023, Salon and its approach roads have 5G from all French carriers.

Go next

Good next stop is Aix-en-Provence, Marseille or Avignon. You can also go west to discover Arles and its Roman monuments listed on UNESCO. On the north-west, Saint-Rémy-de-Provence is a lovely village worth a detour in summertime.

Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Encyclopedic overview

19 sections

Contents

History
Sights
Château de l'Emperi
Fontaine Moussue
St Michel Chapel
Collégiale Saint Laurent
The Hôtel de Ville
Salon-de-Provence Air Base
Market
Culture
Personalities
Twin towns – sister cities
Gallery
Social Housing
Population
Climate
See also
References
External links

==History== Salon was a Gallo-Roman oppidum well positioned on the salt trade routes between Adriatic, Atlantic and Mediterranean seas, hence its name. This region was under the Phocaean influence since the sixth century BC, and stretches of the Via Aurelia can still be recognized just outside the town, but the earliest mention of the place under its familiar name is of the ninth century, as Villa Salone. The archbishops of Arles controlled the site.

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