Carnoux-en-Provence
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Carnoux-en-Provence is a commune
northeast of Marseille
in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône
in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
region
in southern France
. It was created in 1966 from the commune of Roquefort-la-Bédoule
.
Camp de Carpiagne, the garrison for the 1st-11th Cuirassier Regiment
armoured (tank
) regiment of the French Army
is found here.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
northeast of Marseille
Marseille
Marseille , known in antiquity as Massalia , is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of over 1,420,000 on an area of...
in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône
Bouches-du-Rhône
Bouches-du-Rhône is a department in the south of France named after the mouth of the Rhône River. It is the most populous department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Its INSEE and postal code is 13.-History of the department:...
in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur or PACA is one of the 27 regions of France.It is made up of:* the former French province of Provence* the former papal territory of Avignon, known as Comtat Venaissin...
region
Régions of France
France is divided into 27 administrative regions , 22 of which are in Metropolitan France, and five of which are overseas. Corsica is a territorial collectivity , but is considered a region in mainstream usage, and is even shown as such on the INSEE website...
in southern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. It was created in 1966 from the commune of Roquefort-la-Bédoule
Roquefort-la-Bédoule
Roquefort-la-Bédoule is a commune in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern France. Its inhabitants are called Bédoulens.-Geography:...
.
Camp de Carpiagne, the garrison for the 1st-11th Cuirassier Regiment
1st-11th Cuirassier Regiment
The 1st-11th Cuirassier Regiment is an armoured regiment of the French Army. It has been the armoured unit of the 3rd Mechanised Brigade since the 1 July 1999....
armoured (tank
Tank
A tank is a tracked, armoured fighting vehicle designed for front-line combat which combines operational mobility, tactical offensive, and defensive capabilities...
) regiment of the French Army
French Army
The French Army, officially the Armée de Terre , is the land-based and largest component of the French Armed Forces.As of 2010, the army employs 123,100 regulars, 18,350 part-time reservists and 7,700 Legionnaires. All soldiers are professionals, following the suspension of conscription, voted in...
is found here.