1909 Provence earthquake
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The 1909 Provence earthquake occurred on June 11 in Provence. Measuring 6.2 on the surface-wave magnitude scale, it is the largest ever recorded earthquake in metropolitan France.
Vernègues after the earthquake
Street in Salon-de-Provence after the earthquake
Rognes, Bouches-du-Rhône
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Rognes is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.
1909 Provence earthquake
…were injured, and approximately 2,000 buildings were damaged. The most damaged communes were Salon-de-Provence, Vernègues, Lambesc, Saint-Cannat and Rognes. Fourteen people died in Rognes, which was half destroyed, especially the houses on the flanks of the hill Le Foussa. People were relocated under tents…
The dam of the ruined mill of Rossignol, in Rognes