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Garlaban is a hill which looks out to Aubagne
Aubagne

Aubagne is a small commune in France located east of Marseille in the Bouches-du-Rh?ne departments of France of southern France.The French Foreign Legion has its headquarters there....
. The summit is 715 metre
Metre

The metre or meter is a Unit of measurement of length. It is the SI base unit of length in the metric system and in the International System of Units , used around the world for general and scientific purposes....
s high.

It can be seen from most of the Southern part of Bouches-du-Rhône
Bouches-du-Rhône

Bouches-du-Rh?ne is a departments of France in the south of France named after the mouth of the Rh?ne River....
, from Marseille
Marseille

"Marseille" is the second-largest city of France and forms the third-largest aire urbaine, after those of Paris and Lyon, with a population recorded to be 1,516,340 at the 1999 census and estimated to be 1,605,000 in 2007....
 to the valley of Huveaune
Huveaune

The Huveaune is a river in France. It is 48 kilometres long and rises in the Castelette cave at 590 m in the Sainte-Baume mountain range. It flows through Auriol, Bouches-du-Rh?ne, Roquevaire, Aubagne, and the metropolitan area of Marseille....
, through to the motorway in Toulon
Toulon

Toulon is a city in southern France and a large military harbour on the Mediterranean coast, with a major French naval base. Located in the Provence-Alpes-C?te-d'Azur regions of France, Toulon is the Prefectures in France of the Var departments of France, in the former provinces of France of Provence....
 and the one in Aix-en-Provence
Aix-en-Provence

Aix or Aix-en-Provence , to distinguish it from other cities built over hot springs, is a communes of France in southern France, some north of Marseille....
. In the past, seamen from Marseille used to look to it to find direction.








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Garlaban is a hill which looks out to Aubagne
Aubagne

Aubagne is a small commune in France located east of Marseille in the Bouches-du-Rh?ne departments of France of southern France.The French Foreign Legion has its headquarters there....
. The summit is 715 metre
Metre

The metre or meter is a Unit of measurement of length. It is the SI base unit of length in the metric system and in the International System of Units , used around the world for general and scientific purposes....
s high.

It can be seen from most of the Southern part of Bouches-du-Rhône
Bouches-du-Rhône

Bouches-du-Rh?ne is a departments of France in the south of France named after the mouth of the Rh?ne River....
, from Marseille
Marseille

"Marseille" is the second-largest city of France and forms the third-largest aire urbaine, after those of Paris and Lyon, with a population recorded to be 1,516,340 at the 1999 census and estimated to be 1,605,000 in 2007....
 to the valley of Huveaune
Huveaune

The Huveaune is a river in France. It is 48 kilometres long and rises in the Castelette cave at 590 m in the Sainte-Baume mountain range. It flows through Auriol, Bouches-du-Rh?ne, Roquevaire, Aubagne, and the metropolitan area of Marseille....
, through to the motorway in Toulon
Toulon

Toulon is a city in southern France and a large military harbour on the Mediterranean coast, with a major French naval base. Located in the Provence-Alpes-C?te-d'Azur regions of France, Toulon is the Prefectures in France of the Var departments of France, in the former provinces of France of Provence....
 and the one in Aix-en-Provence
Aix-en-Provence

Aix or Aix-en-Provence , to distinguish it from other cities built over hot springs, is a communes of France in southern France, some north of Marseille....
. In the past, seamen from Marseille used to look to it to find direction.

Cultural references

  • It is perhaps best known thanks to Marcel Pagnol
    Marcel Pagnol

    Marcel Pagnol was a France novelist, playwright, and filmmaker. In 1946, he became the first filmmaker elected to the Acad?mie Fran?aise....
    , who referred to it in My Father's Glory
    My Father's Glory

    My Father's Glory is a 1957 autobiographical novel by Marcel Pagnol. Its sequel is My Mother's Castle.It is also a 1990 movie based on the novel, and film director by Yves Robert....
     and My Mother's Castle.