# Mazargues
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[[File:Marseille-Mazargues57.jpg|thumb|right|Rue Émile-Zola, with the [Eglise Saint Roch](/source/%C3%89glise_Saint_Roch%2C_Marseille) in the background]]
'''Mazargues''' ({{IPA|fr|mazaʁɡ}}) is a former village and now a neighbourhood of the [9th arrondissement](/source/9th_arrondissement_of_Marseille) in [Marseille](/source/Marseille), [Bouches-du-Rhône](/source/Bouches-du-Rh%C3%B4ne), [France](/source/France).
==History==
[Françoise-Marguerite de Sévigné](/source/Fran%C3%A7oise-Marguerite_de_S%C3%A9vign%C3%A9) (1646–1705), a French aristocrat, had a [bastide](/source/bastide) in Mazargues. 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. In this area, you only see pretty faces, only good-looking men, and old people just, like young people, have the most beautiful teeth in the world. If ever there are people who come close to those of [Telemachus](/source/Telemachus), it is those of Mazargues."
According to historian [Alfred Saurel](/source/Alfred_Saurel) (1827-1887), the [Château de Mazargues](/source/Ch%C3%A2teau_de_Mazargues), located on the corner of Chemin du Lancier and Chemin de Mazargues, was burned down during the [French Revolution](/source/French_Revolution) of 1789.
==Main sights==
The [obelisk](/source/obelisk) was originally built on the [Place Castellane](/source/Place_Castellane) in 1811 in honour of [Napoleon II](/source/Napoleon_II) (1811-1832). It was moved to the roundabout in Mazargues in 1911.
It is home to the [Église Saint Roch](/source/%C3%89glise_Saint_Roch%2C_Marseille), a [Roman Catholic](/source/Roman_Catholicism) church named for [Saint Roch](/source/Saint_Roch).[[http://marseille.catholique.fr/Mazargues Roman Catholic Church of Marseille: Eglise Saint Roch]][[http://www.eglisedemazargues.fr/node/60 Eglise Saint Roch Official website]]
It is also home to the Mazargues Commonwealth War Cemetery, which includes 1,487 burials of casualties from [World War I](/source/World_War_I) and 267 burials of casualties from the [Second World War](/source/Second_World_War).[[http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/35801/MAZARGUES%20WAR%20CEMETERY,%20MARSEILLES Commonwealth War Graves Commission: Mazargues War Cemetery]]
The main street, Rue Émile-Zola, is named in honour of writer [Émile Zola](/source/%C3%89mile_Zola) (1840-1902). Another street, Rue Henri Revoil, is named for architect [Henri Révoil](/source/Henri_R%C3%A9voil) (1822-1900), son of painter [Pierre Révoil](/source/Pierre_R%C3%A9voil) (1776-1842). Rue Raymond Cayol is named for [Raymond Cayol](/source/Raymond_Cayol) (1917-1997), who served as a member of the French [National Assembly](/source/National_Assembly_(France)) for the [Bouches-du-Rhône](/source/Bouches-du-Rh%C3%B4ne) from 1946 to 1951. As for the Avenue du Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny, where the obelisk meets, it is named for Marshall [Jean de Lattre de Tassigny](/source/Jean_de_Lattre_de_Tassigny) (1889-1952), who served in World War II and the [First Indochina War](/source/First_Indochina_War). Moreover, Rue Henri Tomasi is named in honour of [Henri Tomasi](/source/Henri_Tomasi) (1901–1971), a French classical composer and conductor born in Marseille.
==Notable residents==
[Jean-Claude Gaudin](/source/Jean-Claude_Gaudin), who has served as the mayor of Marseille since 1995, was born and grew up in Mazargues.[Ariane Chemin, Gilles Rof, [http://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2013/09/28/a-marseille-l-ogre-gaudin_3485019_823448.html A Marseille, l'ogre Gaudin], ''[Le Monde](/source/Le_Monde)'', 28.09.2013]
==Bibliography==
*Abbé Marius Ganay, ''La poétique histoire de Mazargues'' (Marseille: Société nationale des entreprises de presse, 1947).
*Elie Boissin, ''Le Minot de Mazargues'' (Paul Keruel/Vauvenargues éditions).
*Elie Boissin, ''Mystères et Histoires des Calanques'' (éditions Terradou).
*Evelyne Lyon-Lavaggi, ''Mazargues, près des calanques'' (illustrated by J.-P. Lyon, éditions Alan Sutton, 2007).
*Evelyne Lyon-Lavaggi, ''Dis Papet, raconte-nous Mazargues'' (illustrated by J.-P. Lyon, éditions Alan Sutton, 2008).
*Evelyne Lyon-Lavaggi, ''Mazargues ses fourneaux d'Antan'' (illustrated by J.-P. Lyon, éditions Alan Sutton, 2009).
*Raymond Cresp et Evelyne Lyon-Lavaggi, ''Mazargues et ses Calanques'' (Collection Mémoire en Images, éditions Alan Sutton, 2009).
==See also==
*[Ary Bitter](/source/Ary_Bitter)
==References==
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==External links==
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