Carnoux-en-Provence


Carnoux-en-Provence is a commune located 16.4 km from the northeast of Marseille in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern France. It was created in 1966 from the commune of Roquefort-la-Bédoule.
Camp de Carpiagne, the garrison for the 1st-11th Cuirassier Regiment armoured regiment of the French Army is found here.

Population

Geography

Situation

Carnoux-en-Provence is situated to the east of Marseille, with Aubagne to the north and Cassis to the south, with hills to the east extending to the massif de Saint-Cyr.

Climat

Carnoux benefits from a mediterranean weather.

Adjacent Cities

In 1957, French citizens repatriated from Maroc created the city of Carnoux on the land of Roquefort-la-Bédoule, where those repatriated from Algery were welcomed from 1962.
In 1966, the city of Carnoux-en-Provence is officially created, becoming the 119th city of the Bouches-du-Rhône. The city's urbanism and municipality are developed by French architect Jean Rozan.

Politics

List of city mayors