Mane (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence)
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| region | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | |
| Department | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | |
| Arrondissement | Forcalquier | |
| Canton | Reillanne | |
| Community association | Haute-Provence Pays de Banon | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 56 ' N , 5 ° 46' E | |
| height | 386-868 m | |
| surface | 22.00 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,349 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 61 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 04300 | |
| INSEE code | 04111 | |
 Salagon, church and botanical gardens |
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Mane is a French commune with 1,349 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence in the region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur . It belongs to the Arrondissement Forcalquier and the canton of the same name . The inhabitants are called Manaraines or Manarains .
location
The municipality, a little south of Forcalquier on national road 100 and department road 13, covers 22 square kilometers at 386 to 868 m above sea level and is located in the valley of the river Laye .
history
Archaeological investigations showed that people settled and farmed here as early as Gallo-Roman times. The remains of a Roman villa were uncovered. In 1103 the place appears as "Manoa"; at that time a Benedictine priory was established here . In the 19th century, Mane was known for its faiences .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
| Residents | 703 | 852 | 834 | 943 | 1135 | 1169 | 1350 | 1358 |
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Attractions
- Salagon monastery complex, a former Benedictine priory, with Notre-Dame-de-Salagon church (core from the second half of the 12th century, expanded in the 16th century), with medieval frescoes. Since the early 1980s, the complex has been the "Musée départemental ethnologique de Haute-Provence", responsible for the folkloric and botanical heritage of the region, with several botanical gardens containing over 600 types of aromatic and medicinal plants. A burial church (5th / 6th century) with stone coffins also belongs to the complex.
- Citadelle de Mane, fortifications of the 17th / 18th centuries Century.
- Parish church of Saint-André, with a Baroque facade from the 16th century, Gothic choir and bell tower from the 17th century
- Chapelle des pénitents Notre-Dame-de-Pitié (18th century)
- Old "Hôtel de Miravail" (16th and 18th centuries)
- Sauvan Castle , built in 1719/20
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Mane
Personalities
- Jacques Gaffarel (* 1601 in Mane, † 1681 in Sisteron ), orientalist and occultist , confidante of Richelieu
- Toussaint Forbin de Janson (* 1625 in Mane, † 1713 in Paris ), cardinal priest of San Callisto
- Louis Éconches Feuillée (* 1660 in Mane, † 1732 in Marseille ), explorer, astronomer, geographer and botanist
- Louis François Peyre (* 1760 in Mane, † 1828 in Paris), politician
- David Ballon (* 1969), author of comics , see also Olivier Bauza
literature
- Guy Barruol: Provence novels. (Tome 2). Editions Zodiaque , La Pierre-qui-Vire 1981
