page_title: Aubagne
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Aubagne / Geography
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: La bifurcation A50-A52 à Aubagne-sud, vue depuis le sud. À l'arrière-plan, le Garlaban (alt. 714 m.)
context_page_description: Aubagne is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southern France.
  The inhabitants of the commune are known as Aubagnais or Aubagnaises.
  The commune has been awarded three flowers by the National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom in the Competition of cities and villages in Bloom.
context_section_description: Aubagne is located in the Huveaune valley and surrounded by the mountain ranges of Garlaban with Sainte-Baume to the north and 17 km (11 mi) east of Marseille.
  Aubagne was the main city of the former Agglomeration community of Pays d'Aubagne et de l'Etoile, and is part of the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis since 2016. It is the sixth largest city of the department of Bouches-du-Rhône by population.
  It is the main producer of Santon figurines and also hosts many cultural events each year. The French Foreign Legion has its headquarters in Aubagne. Public transport has been free at the point of use since the year 2000.
  Access to the commune is by the A50 autoroute from Marseille which continues south to Toulon. The A501 and A52 autoroutes branch off the A50 in the commune and merge to go north to Aix-en-Provence. Numerous departmental roads go through the commune including: the D96 which goes north to Roquevaire, the D2 which goes east to Gémenos, the D8N which comes from Marseilles and goes south-east to Cuges-les-Pins, the D41E which goes south to Cassis, and many other connecting roads within the commune. There are several smaller towns and villages in the commune apart from the main town: Les Arnauds, Les Grands Mellets, Pinchon, La Martelle, L'Agrie, La Coueste, La Thuiliere, and Font de Mai. A large proportion of the commune is urban with mountainous terrain to north and south
  The main railway from Marseille passes through the commune splitting into two lines - one going north-west and one going south with a station in the town.
  The Huveaune river flows through the commune from the east flowing west into the Mediterranean Sea at Prado beach in the 8th Arrondissement in Marseilles.
caption: The A50-A52 junction in Aubagne
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