Mas-Blanc-des-Alpilles
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| region | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | |
| Department | Bouches-du-Rhône | |
| Arrondissement | Arles | |
| Canton | Salon-de-Provence-1 | |
| Community association | Vallée des Baux-Alpilles | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 47 ' N , 4 ° 45' E | |
| height | 9-65 m | |
| surface | 1.57 km 2 | |
| Residents | 511 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 325 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 13103 | |
| INSEE code | 13057 | |
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Mas-Blanc-des-Alpilles is a French municipality with 511 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône in the region of Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur .
geography
With an area of just 157 hectares, Mas-Blanc-des-Alpilles is the smallest municipality in the department. It is located in the northwest of the Alpilles mountain range . The municipality is located between Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, six kilometers away, and Tarascon, ten kilometers away . The next big city is Avignon , which is 25 kilometers north. The municipality is part of the Alpilles Regional Nature Park .
Economy and Infrastructure
The commune is connected by the D99 with the towns of Saint-Rémy-de-Provence and Saint-Étienne-du-Grès .
An important branch of the economy is tourism, which is due to the favorable location of the municipality.
history
According to old documents, the place in its current form was founded in 1792 . Since the 1975 census, when the town only had 139 inhabitants, the population has almost quadrupled.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
| Residents | 134 | 136 | 139 | 248 | 348 | 372 | 491 | 516 |
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Attractions
- Chapel of Saint Lambert, Romanesque chapel from the 12th and 13th centuries
