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Gignac-La Nerthe
Commune
The Laure District of Gignac-la-Nerthe, with Marignane and the Étang de Berre, seen from the hill of Saint-Michel
Coat of arms
Location of Gignac-La Nerthe
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Coordinates: 43°23′35″N 5°14′08″E / 43.393190°N 5.235583°E / 43.393190; 5.235583
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Bouches-du-Rhône
Arrondissement	Istres
Canton	Marignane
Intercommunality	Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christian Amiraty
Area	8.64 km (3.34 sq mi)
Population	10,030
• Density	1,200/km (3,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	13043 /13180
Elevation	11–128 m (36–420 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Gignac-la-Nerthe (French pronunciation: [ʒiɲak la nɛʁt]; Occitan: 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.

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.

See also

• Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. ^ Histoire de Gignac-la-Nerthe Archived 2014-04-07 at the Wayback Machine, Michel Méténier, ville de Gignac-la-Nerthe, consulté le 18 mars 2013.
4. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Gignac-la-Nerthe, EHESS (in French).
5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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