page_title: Great Plague of Marseille
hierarchical_section_title: Great Plague of Marseille
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Texte original de l'avis au public concernant la peste de 1720 à Marseille
context_page_description: The Great Plague of Marseille was the last major outbreak of bubonic plague in western Europe. Arriving in Marseille, France in 1720, the disease killed a total of 100,000 people: 50,000 in the city during the next two years and another 50,000 to the north in surrounding provinces and towns.
  While economic activity took only a few years to recover, as trade expanded to the West Indies and Latin America, it was not until 1765 that the population returned to its pre-1720 level.
context_section_description: The Great Plague of Marseille was the last major outbreak of bubonic plague in western Europe.  Arriving in Marseille, France in 1720, the disease killed a total of 100,000 people: 50,000 in the city during the next two years and another 50,000 to the north in surrounding provinces and towns. 
  While economic activity took only a few years to recover, as trade expanded to the West Indies and Latin America, it was not until 1765 that the population returned to its pre-1720 level.
caption: Public notice on the disposal of corpses during the Great Plague, 1720
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