Mimet

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Mimet
Mimet's coat of arms
Mimet (France)
Mimet
region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
Department Bouches-du-Rhône
Arrondissement Aix-en-Provence
Canton Gardanne
Community association Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence
Coordinates 43 ° 25 ′  N , 5 ° 30 ′  E Coordinates: 43 ° 25 ′  N , 5 ° 30 ′  E
height 269-779 m
surface 21.75 km 2
Residents 4,482 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 206 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 13105
INSEE code

Mimet

Mimet is a French municipality with 4482 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône in the region of Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur .

geography

Mimet is located thirty kilometers northeast of Marseille , between Roquevaire and Gardanne . Other neighboring towns are Gréasque , Saint-Savournin , Simiane-Collongue , Allauch and Septèmes-les-Vallons . Aix-en-Provence is 21 kilometers away. Mimet is the highest village in the Bouches-du-Rhône department.

Attractions

  • Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord ( Église de la Transfiguration-du-Seigneur )
  • Chapel of Santo Giovanni Calabria in the district of Les Moulières
  • Ruins of the chapel of the former Notre-Dame-des-Anges priory
  • Remains of the Paradise Chapel

traffic

The community is located between the A51 and A52 motorways .

Town twinning

The municipality has a partnership with Pergine Valdarno in Tuscany , Italy .

Personalities

Demographics

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008 2016
Residents 1291 1360 1476 2374 3464 4151 4479 4617

age structure

27 percent of the population are 19 years old or younger. Only three percent of the population are 75 years of age or older. This means that the average age is below the French average.

Web links

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