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Originally appearing in Volume V24, Page 85 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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SALON , a See also:

town of See also:south-eastern See also:France, in the See also:department of Bouches-du-See also:Rhone, 40 M. N.N.W. of See also:Marseilles by See also:rail. Pop. (r906), town, 9927; See also:commune, 14,050. Salon is situated on the eastern border of the See also:plain of See also:Crau and on the See also:irrigation See also:canal of Craponne, the engineer of which, See also:Adam de Craponne (1519-1559, has a statue in the town, where he was See also:born. The See also:chief buildings are the See also:church of St See also:Laurent (14th See also:century), which contains the See also:tomb of See also:Michael See also:Nostradamus, the famous astrologer, who died at Salon in 1565, and the church of St See also:Michel (12th century), with a See also:fine Romanesque portal. The central and See also:oldest See also:part of the town preserves a gateway of the 15th century and the remains of fortifications. There are remains of See also:Roman walls near Salon, and in the hotel-de-ville (17th century) there is a milestone of the 4th century. The town carries on an active See also:trade in oil and See also:soap, which are the chief of its numerous manufactures. See also:Olives are largely grown in the See also:district, and there is a large trade in them and in almonds.

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