Maillane (French pronunciation: [majan]; Occitan: Malhana) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France in the former province of Provence.

Maillane is located 7 km (4.3 mi) north-west of Saint-Rémy-de-Provence and 15 km (9.3 mi) north-east of Tarascon.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,200 —     1800 1,324 +1.41% 1806 1,273 −0.65% 1821 1,386 +0.57% 1831 1,505 +0.83% 1836 1,356 −2.06% 1841 1,430 +1.07% 1846 1,507 +1.05% 1851 1,556 +0.64% 1856 1,522 −0.44% 1861 1,541 +0.25% 1866 1,532 −0.12% 1872 1,480 −0.57% 1876 1,390 −1.56% 1881 1,347 −0.63% 1886 1,342 −0.07% 1891 1,383 +0.60% 1896 1,347 −0.53%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 1,373 +0.38% 1906 1,369 −0.06% 1911 1,407 +0.55% 1921 1,325 −0.60% 1926 1,354 +0.43% 1931 1,372 +0.26% 1936 1,308 −0.95% 1946 1,315 +0.05% 1954 1,306 −0.09% 1962 1,354 +0.45% 1968 1,472 +1.40% 1975 1,430 −0.41% 1982 1,571 +1.35% 1990 1,664 +0.72% 1999 1,880 +1.37% 2007 2,156 +1.73% 2012 2,437 +2.48% 2017 2,582 +1.16%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

Maillane was the birthplace of the 19th century poet Frédéric Mistral (1904 Nobel Prize in Literature winner and founder of Felibrige).

• Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department