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République des Maurins (Marseilles, France)

Last modified: 2005-02-26 by ivan sache
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[Maurins flag]by Ivan Sache

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Presentation of the République des Maurins

The République des Maurins is a self-proclaimed republic which was set up between the two World Wars by a funny group of friends in Marseilles. The Marseillais enjoyed so much the Maurin agenda and activities that the Republic turned into an extremely respected philanthropic society, without losing its essence, having great fun.

The République des Maurins was proclaimed on 14 July 1919 in the small hamlet of the Maurins, located in Marseilles in a place called La Fève. Marseilles was not directly damaged during the First World War, being located far from the frontline, but its main activity, trade, was severely restricted by the war years: the shipoweners lost most if not all their ships, the scheduled lines to the eastern Mediterranean basin were suppressed etc.. The Maurins were a group of enthusiastic friends who decided to have fun in spite of the unpleasant economical situation.
The grounds of the Republic were mostly a small group of cabanons built around the house of Paul Ratier, who was then the single permanent inhabitant of the hamlet. The cabanon is an important element of the local culture: every inhabitant of Marseilles, whatever his wealth is, wishes to own a house where he could spend the warm summertime far from the crowded and hot dow