- La Ciotat
French commune
nomcommune=La Ciotat
The marina
région=Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
département=Bouches-du-Rhône
arrondissement= Marseille
canton=La Ciotat
insee=
cp=13600
maire=Patrick Boré
mandat=Conseiller Général
intercomm=Marseille Provence Métropole
longitude=5.60861111111
latitude=43.1769444444
alt moy=
alt mini=
alt maxi=
hectares=3146
km²=31.46
sans=31,630
date-sans= 1999
dens=1005.4
date-dens=1999La Ciotat is a city in the
Bouches-du-Rhône department in theProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeasternFrance . It is a component of the metropolitan [Marseille Provence] . It is located to the east of Marseille at equal distance between Marseille and Toulon.History
The city is called "La Ciutat" in Occitan/Provençale/Catalan, meaning "The city". It became prominent in the 15th century.
La Ciotat is the site of the first showing of an animated film. It was by the Lumière brothers.
On
September 28 ,1895 , The Lumière brothers gave the first public screening of projected motion pictures at L'Eden, the world's first and oldest cinéma (theater), in La Ciotat.
Also, the 1895 "Partie de cartes " film was shot at Villa du Clos des Plages in La Ciotat.In 1910 Jules Le Noir invented the game of
Pétanque in La Ciotat. The history of the game is documented in the Musée Ciotaden.Miscellaneous
The municipal park of La Ciotat, the
Parc du Mugel , located on the Anse deu Petit Mugel, is classified as one of theNotable Gardens of France by the French Ministry of Culture. Sheltered by the massive rock called "Le Bec D'Aigle (Eng:The Eagle's Beak), 155 meters high, it contains both a botanical garden of tropical plants and a nature preserve of native Provencal plants, covering the hillside below the rock.La Ciotat is twinned with:
*Bridgwater ,Somerset ,England - since 1957
*Kranj ,Slovenia - since 1958
* Singen,Baden-Württemberg ,Germany - since 1958
*Torre Annunziata ,Italy - since 2006ee also
* "
L'Arrivée d'un train en gare de La Ciotat ", an 1896 film by the Lumière brothers
*Calanque
*Corniche des Crêtes
*Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department References
"Based on the article in the French Wikipedia."
External links
* [http://www.mairie-laciotat.fr/ La Ciotat Town Hall website]
* [http://www.tourisme-laciotat.com/en La Ciotat Tourist Information Office website] ,
* [http://www.museeciotaden.org/acceuil.htm Musée Ciotaden] ,
* [http://www.salonnautiquemarseillemetropole.com La Ciotat International Nautical Exhibition] ,
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
