page_title: Aubagne
section_title: Notable people linked to the commune
hierarchical_section_title: Aubagne / Notable people linked to the commune
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: la maison natale de marcel pagnol (aubagne)
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: François-Urbain Domergue (1745-1810), grammarian and journalist elected to the Académie française.
  François Barthélemy (1747-1830), one of the Directors of the French First Republic.
  Honoré Joseph Antoine Ganteaume (1755-1818), Vice-Admiral of the Royal Marine and of the Republic.
  André Joseph Jourdan (1757-1831), French politician of the 19th century, born in Aubagne.
  Antide Boyer (1850–1918), French railway worker and politician, born in Aubagne
  Thérèse Neveu (1866-1946), famous Santon maker, born in Aubagne.
  Fernand Bouisson (1874-1959), President of the Chamber of Deputies from 1927 to 1936, President of the Council in 1935, elected Mayor of Aubagne in 1906.
  Marcel Pagnol (1895-1974), writer and filmmaker, born in Aubagne; it was in the hills near Aubagne that his romantic diptyque L'Eau des collines (Water from the Hills) was set.
  Henri Crémieux (1896-1980), Actor and French scriptwriter, born in Aubagne.
  Lucien Grimaud (1909-1993), historian of the commune.
  Paul Dol (1915-2007), painter in water colours.
  Jean Bercy (1920-1986), sculptor and a founding member of the group Les Cahiers de Garlaban.
  Jo Corbeau (born in 1946), singer of French reggae.
  Jean-Jacques Jelot-Blanc (born in 1948), journalist, writer, cinema historian, and biographer of Marcel Pagnol (4 books published about the filmmaker), author of a history of Aubagne published in 2009.
  Jean Camps (born in 1953 at Maisoncarée (Algeria), footballer (midfielder) who made the Aubagne Football Club successful in the 1970s.
  René Marsiglia (born in 1959), footballer then entertainer.
  Bernard Casoni (born in 1961), football player and coach who lived in Aubagne.
  Christophe Pignol (born in 1969), former professional footballer, twice champion of France (1995, 2000), founder of the Christophe Pignol association to fight against leukemia.
  Fabien Barthez (born in 1971), footballer who lived in Aubagne.
  Mourad Ghazli (born in 1974), rugby player, coach, and politician.
  Stéphane Pignol (born in 1977), footballer.
  Nicole Ferroni (born in 1982 at Casablanca), comedian who worked and lived in Aubagne.
  Alain Bernard (born in 1983 in Aubagne), swimmer, world record holder in 2008 of the 100 metres freestyle and the 50 metres freestyle, and olympic champion in the 100 metres freestyle.
caption: Birthplace of Marcel Pagnol
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