Salon-de-Provence
Salon-de-Provence
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A view of Salon-de-Provence, with the church and clock tower | |
Location of Salon-de-Provence | |
| Coordinates: 43°38′26″N 5°05′50″E / 43.6406°N 5.0972°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Bouches-du-Rhône |
| Arrondissement | Aix-en-Provence |
| Canton | Salon-de-Provence-1 and 2 |
| Intercommunality | Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Nicolas Isnard (LR) |
Area 1 | 70.3 km2 (27.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 44,553 |
| • Density | 630/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Salonais, salonaise (French) Selonenc, selonenca (Occitan) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 13103 /13300 |
| Elevation | 53–325 m (174–1,066 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Salon-de-Provence (French: [salɔ̃ d(ə) pʁɔvɑ̃s], locally [saˈlɔ̃ᵑ də pχoˈvãⁿsə]; Provençal Occitan: Selon de Provença or Seloun de Prouvènço, pronounced [seˈlu de pʀuˈvɛnsɔ]), commonly known as Salon, is a commune located about 52 km (32 mi) northwest of Marseille in the Bouches-du-Rhône department (Metropolis of Aix-Marseille Provence), region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Southern France. It is the home of an important French Air and Space Force (Armée de l'Air et de l'Espace) air base.