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Mazargues, Marseille — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Mazargues is a former village within Marseille, in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, known for the Église Saint Roch.
About Mazargues
Where to stay in Mazargues
Where you base yourself shapes the visit — here's the character of each area.
Mazargues keeps the calm of a former village in the 9th arrondissement of Marseille, near the Église Saint Roch and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Marseille. Rooms are few in this old village corner. Visitors who base here reach central Marseille and the wider Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur by road, with the French submarine Alose and the stade Ernest Rouvier among the local landmarks.
The old village feel lingers.
About Mazargues
What are the main landmarks in Mazargues?
Mazargues carries landmarks of several kinds. The Église Saint Roch, the église Saint-Joseph du Cabot and the église Sainte-Anne de Sainte-Anne mark its parishes, while the Museum of Contemporary Art, Marseille and the French submarine Alose draw visitors to this part of Marseille. The stade Ernest Rouvier and the gymnase le Corbusier serve local sport.
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur lies beyond.
What is the history of Mazargues?
Mazargues began as a village before Marseille grew out to meet it. The old village became part of the 9th arrondissement of Marseille, within Bouches-du-Rhône, keeping its parish churches such as the Église Saint Roch and the église Saint-Joseph du Cabot as the wider city closed around it. Its village heart survives.
Marseille absorbed the village.
Where is Mazargues?
Mazargues lies in the 9th arrondissement of Marseille, a former village of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur within Bouches-du-Rhône in France.
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Updated July 2026