Manosque

Manosque has existed since before 966 when it is first mentioned historically.{{Citation needed|date=August 2018}} Commerce thrived in the town in the 13th century leading the population to increase to 10,000 inhabitants.{{Citation needed|date=August 2018}} It was at this time that the city walls were constructed. They have been completely destroyed apart from a few remaining gates. The population suffered greatly starting in the 18th century due to plagues in 1720 and 1834.{{Citation needed|date=August 2018}} Between 1950 and 1970, the town had a huge increase in population along with other areas south of the Luberon. A threefold increase in inhabitants occurred.

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| source = EHESS{{Cassini-Ehess|20929|Manosque}} and INSEE (1968-2017)[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-04112#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

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|1793 |4726

|1800 |5360

|1806 |5570

|1821 |5544

|1831 |5543

|1836 |4995

|1841 |5311

|1846 |5684

|1851 |5073

|1856 |5897

|1861 |5936

|1866 |5919

|1872 |6124

|1876 |6136

|1881 |5775

|1886 |5450

|1891 |5572

|1896 |5265

|1901 |5098

|1906 |5017

|1911 |4853

|1921 |5036

|1926 |4989

|1931 |5661

|1936 |5635

|1946 |6734

|1954 |7750

|1962 |10080

|1968 |16281

|1975 |19150

|1982 |18760

|1990 |19107

|1999 |19603

|2006 |21162

|2011 |22316

|2017 |22333

|2019|22528

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• Economy
• Olivier Baussan, founder of L’Occitane and Oliviers & Co.
• Science
• Félix Esclangon (1905-1956), physicist, born and buried in Manosque.
• Medicine
• Fava of Manosque was a Jewish physician and surgeon in the early 14th century (c. 1321).
• Pierre Gérard Vassal (1769-1840) doctor and surgeon born in Manosque.
• Writers
• Marc-Antoine Laugier (1711-1769) born in Manosque, Jesuit writer and music criticBaratier, Duby & Hildesheimer, Atlas historique. Provence, Comtat Venaissin, principauté d’Orange, comté de Nice, principauté de Monaco, Paris, Librairie Armand Colin, 1969. p148 considered the father of naturalism.
• Élémir Bourges (1852-1925) born in Manosque, novelist and journalist.
• Jean Giono (1895-1970) born and died in Manosque, buried in the communal cemetery.
• Pierre Magnan (1922-2012) born in Manosque, passionate writer of Provence.
• René Frégni born in Marseille, lived in Manosque.
• Sonia Chiambretto writer, lived in Manosque, worked with others on the archives of the Papon case.
• Politicians
• François Joseph de Pochet (1729-1794), born in Manosque, deputy to the Estates General of 1789, representing the sénéchaussée of Aix-en-Provence.
• Henri Maurel (1867-1935), born in Manosque, deputy for Bouches-du-Rhône in 1919.
• Pierre Augier (1910-1963), deputy for Vaucluse, and mayor of Pertuis, born in Manosque.
• Actors
• Christian Barbier (1924-2009) spent the last years of his life in Manosque and died there.
• Hafsia Herzi born in Manosque in 1987.
• Grégory Basso born in Manosque in 1974, French actor and singer, participant in TV reality shows.
• Artists
• The English painter Ralph Rumney spent the last years of his life in Manosque.
• Musicians
• The composer Adolphe Blanc was born in Manosque on the 24 June 1828.G. Vapereau, Dictionnaire universel des contemporains : contenant toutes les personnes notables de la France et des pays étrangers [...], 4th édition, Paris, 1870, pp207-208
• The jazz musician Olivier Gatto born in Manosque en 1963.
• The French rock guitarist, singer, and movie soundtrack artist - Stéphane Honde (aka Steph Honde) : "Rock You Like a Hurricane" in collaboration with Micki Milosevic under the band name "Unprotected Innocence",Sony Music Entertainment in the movie HellBoy, released by Lionsgate, April 2019.
• The French rock group Café Bertrand.
• The bass-baritone Vincent le Texier.
• Sports
• The athlete Salvatore Alario, junior French high jump champion in the 1970s.
• The motocross driver Jean-Michel Bayle born in Manosque in 1969.
• The swimmer Esther Baron was a member of the EP Manosque club.
• The amateur French cycling champion 1971 Richard Podesta.
• The international athlete Gloria Garrido was born in Manosque in 1951
• The professional racing cyclist Julien El Farès, born in Manosque in 1985.
• The racing cyclist Édouard Fachleitner (1921-2008), nicknamed "le berger de Manosque" (the shepherd of Manosque), second in the Tour de France 1947.
• The middle-distance runner (800 metres) Florent Lacasse.
• The flyweight boxer Karim Guerfi, junior world champion, champion of France, champion of Europe (2013).

Manosque is twinned with:{{cite web |title=Le jumelage|url=https://www.ville-manosque.fr/festivites-jumelage/le-jumelage/|website=ville-manosque.fr|publisher=Manosque|language=fr|access-date=2019-12-22}}

• {{flagicon|GER}} Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Germany
• {{flagicon|ITA}} Voghera, Italy

• Coteaux de Pierrevert AOC
• Communes of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department

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• [http://www.ville-manosque.fr/ Official website] {{in lang|fr}}
• [http://www.manosque.fr/ activities in Manosque and surroundings] {{in lang|fr}}

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