Mazargues

Mazargues (French pronunciation: [mazaʁɡ]) is a former village and now a neighbourhood of the 9th arrondissement in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.

On February 5, 1703, in a letter to Mrs de Coulanges, he described it in those terms: "You only see people who live until a hundred years old; there are no illnesses; the good air and good water make it the realm of health and beauty.

The obelisk was originally built on the Place Castellane in 1811 in honour of Napoleon II (1811-1832).

[3] The main street, Rue Émile-Zola, is named in honour of writer Émile Zola (1840-1902).

Jean-Claude Gaudin, who has served as the mayor of Marseille since 1995, was born and grew up in Mazargues.

Street sign
Rue Émile-Zola, with the Eglise Saint Roch in the background