CiteSalon-de-Provence
Salon-de-Provence sälôN´-də-prôväNs´ [key], town (1990 pop. 35,041), Bouches-du-Rhône dept., SE France. Its major manufactures are olive oil, petroleum products, coffee, and soap. In the town are churches dating from the 12th to the 14th cent. It has been the site of the French air force academy since 1936.
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