Cuges-les-Pins


Cuges-les-Pins, commonly referred to simply as Cuges, is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southern France. It is situated east of Marseille, on the departmental border with Var.

History

On 1 August 1794, Mayor Joseph-Jean Monfray performed the wedding of Julie Clary and Joseph Bonaparte, brother of Napoléon Bonaparte, in Cuges-les-Pins. Julie Clary and Joseph Bonaparte would later reign over Naples and Spain as Queen consort and King, respectively.