Mallemort

Mallemort
region	Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
Department	Bouches-du-Rhône
Arrondissement	Aix-en-Provence
Canton	Pélissanne
Community association	Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence
Coordinates	43 ° 44 ' N , 5 ° 11' E Coordinates: 43 ° 44 ' N , 5 ° 11' E
height	99-225 m
surface	28.16 km 2
Residents	6,019 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	214 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	13370
INSEE code	13053
Website	www.mallemortdeprovence.com
	; Mallemort seen from the other side of the Durance

Mallemort is a French municipality with 6019 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône in the region of Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur .

geography

The municipality is located between Cavaillon, 17 kilometers away, and Salon-de-Provence, 18 kilometers away . The place is on the Durance , which forms the border with the Vaucluse department .

history

In 1092 the place was named "Castro Malemortis". In the twelfth century it was changed to "Mallemort". In 1545 the persecution of the Waldensians began in Mallemort .

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008	2017
Residents	.029	3090	3344	3946	4366	4984	5809	6019

coat of arms

Description: In the black shield with a silver border in which the place name "MAL LEM ORT" is written in black capital letters , a silver skull above which a golden two-handled vase hovers to the right, and in the base of the shield two silver bones laid as a St. Andrew's cross .

Culture and sights

Castle ruins
Old and new Durance bridge
Vehicle museum

Economy and Infrastructure

A hydropower plant has been operated in the community since 1972.

Personalities

Camille Roqueplan (1802–1855), painter
Fernand Pauriol (1913–1944), communist resistance fighter

Web links

Commons : Mallemort - collection of images, videos and audio files