La Bouilladisse
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La Bouilladisse is a commune
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...

 in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône
Bouches-du-Rhône
Bouches-du-Rhône is a department in the south of France named after the mouth of the Rhône River. It is the most populous department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Its INSEE and postal code is 13.-History of the department:...

 in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
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 region
Régions of France
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 of France
France
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.

Geography

A small residential town of forestry
Forestry
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, farming and a little light industry
Light industry
Light industry is usually less capital intensive than heavy industry, and is more consumer-oriented than business-oriented...

 situated in the valley of the small river Merlançon, some 14 miles (22.5 km) northeast of Marseille
Marseille
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 at the junction of the D8 with the D45e and D96 roads. The A52 autoroute
A52 autoroute
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 skirts the south-western border of the commune’s territory. A TER
Ter
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 rail service connects the town with Aix and Marseille.

History

The commune was created on the 6th July 1880 as La Bourine, when it was separated from the neighbouring village of Auriol. It adopted its current name on the 20th January 1910.

Population

Sights

  • The church of St.Laurent, dating from the twentieth century.
  • The chapel of La Bourine, dating from the eighteenth century.
  • The two 18th century châteaux of Velin-Tournon and La Malvesine.

See also

  • Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department
  • The département of Bouches-du-Rhône
    Bouches-du-Rhône
    Bouches-du-Rhône is a department in the south of France named after the mouth of the Rhône River. It is the most populous department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Its INSEE and postal code is 13.-History of the department:...


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