Mazargues
Mazargues is a district ( French : Quartier ) of the southern French city of Marseille in the Bouches-du-Rhône department . Mazargues belongs to the 9th arrondissement (city district). In 2006 the quarter had 17,605 inhabitants.
history
There are no traces whatsoever to indicate the existence of the place during antiquity, when Marseille was already an important city under the name of Massilia . The origin of the name is disputed; it could be derived from Marii ager (field of Marius), but also from Mas argus (new court). The current place name was established towards the end of the 18th century. The oldest documents that prove the existence of the place are writings of the Abbey of Saint-Victor from the years 1096 and 1113. In 1182 the first small chapel was built in the place. From 1387 to 1389 Marseille was hit by a plague wave; Around this time, Mazargues is believed to have developed into an important settlement. In 1633 the Seigneur (lord) of Marseille was recognized as the immediate ruler of the place, which suggests a certain importance. In the early modern period, the Counts of Grignan had possessions in Mazargues. During the French Revolution , the residents first wrote a Cahier de Doléance . In addition, the feudal castle later fell victim to arson. As a result, the ruling family fled. One remaining member was guillotined on December 29, 1793. In 1847 today's church was built on the central village street. The construction of the Canal de Marseille in the late 19th century improved the supply of drinking water as well as the irrigation of the gardens and surrounding fields.
Individual evidence
- ↑ mazargues , titidegun.fr
- ↑ Histoire de Mazargues , christian-gaudin.fr
Coordinates: 43 ° 15 ′ 24 ″ N , 5 ° 24 ′ 15 ″ E