Gignac-la-Nerthe
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{{short description|Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France}}
{{Expand French|topic=geo|date=December 2008|Gignac-la-Nerthe}}
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Gignac-La Nerthe
|commune status = Commune
|image = St-Michel de Gignac-13.JPG
|caption = The Laure District of Gignac-la-Nerthe, with Marignane and the Étang de Berre, seen from the hill of Saint-Michel
|image coat of arms = Blason de Gignac-la-Nerthe (13).svg
|arrondissement = Istres
|canton = Marignane
|INSEE = 13043
|postal code = 13180
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis
|coordinates = {{coord|43.393190|5.235583|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m =
|elevation min m = 11
|elevation max m = 128
|area km2 = 8.64
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
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Gignac-la-Nerthe ({{IPA|fr|ʒiɲak la nɛʁt}}; {{langx|oc|Ginhac}}) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. It is located about 10 km north-north-west of Marseille and is primarily a residential community.
History
During Antiquity, what is now Gignac hosted a Roman villa.[http://www.gignaclanerthe.fr/1_notre_ville/index_histoire.php Histoire de Gignac-la-Nerthe] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407183906/http://www.gignaclanerthe.fr/1_notre_ville/index_histoire.php |date=2014-04-07 }}, Michel Méténier, ville de Gignac-la-Nerthe, consulté le 18 mars 2013.
In the 13th century, the Knights Templar built the Saint-Michel de Gignac castle. After the Middle Age, agriculture developed (wheat, olive, vineries,…). The church of Gignac was built in 1780. At that time, Gignac was part of the Marignane seigneurie.
The commune was created during the French Revolution. At first, it included Le Rove, which separated in 1835. In 1919, the commune changed its name from Gignac to Gignac-la-Nerthe to differentiate from other towns with the same name.
In the 19th century, many migrants from Spain and Italy came to live in the area, but the town only started to grow in the 1960s with the arrival of Pieds-Noirs from Algeria.
Geography and population
Gignac-la-Nerthe is situated just north of the Estaque hills and south of the Étang de Berre.
{{Historical populations
|align = none
|cols = 2
|percentages = pagr
|source = EHESS{{Cassini-Ehess|15471|Gignac-la-Nerthe}} and INSEE (1968-2017)[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-13043#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|1793 |553
|1800 |578
|1806 |1037
|1821 |1378
|1831 |1509
|1836 |706
|1841 |731
|1846 |810
|1851 |876
|1856 |909
|1861 |956
|1866 |908
|1872 |928
|1876 |887
|1881 |863
|1886 |915
|1891 |940
|1896 |938
|1901 |946
|1906 |991
|1911 |987
|1921 |1314
|1926 |1270
|1931 |1240
|1936 |1364
|1946 |1527
|1954 |1687
|1962 |1963
|1968 |2666
|1975 |3568
|1982 |4361
|1990 |8772
|1999 |9189
|2007 |9245
|2012 |9070
|2017 |9326
}}
See also
References
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