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Aubagne

Aubagne train station
	Commune of Aubagne; ; Aubagne train station
	Location
	; Aubagne
Time zone	CET (GMT +1)
Administration
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)
Arrondissement	Marseille
Canton	Chief of two cantons:; Aubagne-Est; Aubagne-Ouest
Intercommunality	Pays d'Aubagne et de l'Etoile
Mayor	Daniel Fontaine (PC); (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	74–701 m (240–2,300 ft); (avg. 101 m/330 ft)
Land area1	54.9 km2 (21.2 sq mi)
Population2	42,900 (2005)
- Density	781 /km2 (2,020 /sq mi)
	Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	13005/ 13400
Dialling code	0442
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
	2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 43°17′27″N 5°34′15″E / 43.2908333333°N 5.57083333333°E / 43.2908333333; 5.57083333333

Aubagne is a small commune located 17 km (11 mi) east of Marseille in the Bouches-du-Rhône department of southern France.

The French Foreign Legion has its headquarters there. Public transport has been free at the point of use since the year 2000.

[edit] Geography

It is located in the Huveaune valley and surrounded by the mountain ranges of Garlaban, and Sainte-Baume to the north and Douard to the south. It was the first commune in France to be completely surrounded by autoroutes.