Les Pennes-Mirabeau (French pronunciation: [le pɛn miʁabo]; Occitan: Lei Penas de Mirabèu) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France, located 13.5 km (8.4 mi) from Marseille. In May every year, a medieval festival attracts tens of thousands people.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 862 —     1800 908 +0.75% 1806 1,212 +4.93% 1821 1,316 +0.55% 1831 1,680 +2.47% 1836 1,626 −0.65% 1841 1,717 +1.10% 1846 1,939 +2.46% 1851 1,945 +0.06% 1856 1,935 −0.10% 1861 1,960 +0.26% 1866 2,026 +0.66% 1872 2,000 −0.22% 1876 2,015 +0.19% 1881 1,918 −0.98% 1886 1,971 +0.55% 1891 2,001 +0.30% 1896 1,992 −0.09%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 1,997 +0.05% 1906 2,117 +1.17% 1911 2,355 +2.15% 1921 2,578 +0.91% 1926 3,181 +4.29% 1931 4,270 +6.07% 1936 4,866 +2.65% 1946 5,601 +1.42% 1954 7,097 +3.00% 1962 7,615 +0.88% 1968 10,146 +4.90% 1975 14,839 +5.58% 1982 15,691 +0.80% 1990 18,599 +2.15% 1999 19,041 +0.26% 2007 20,238 +0.77% 2012 20,279 +0.04% 2017 21,046 +0.75%
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Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

Les Pennes-Mirabeau is twinned with:

• Martuni (Khojavend), Nagorno-Karabakh: Les Pennes-Mirabeau and Martuni became sister cities on 11 June 2013.

• Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department

• Official website (in French)