La Castellane

For the town in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, see Castellane.

La Castellane
Neighbourhood
Residential buildings in La Castellane
Residential buildings in La Castellane
La Castellane is located in Marseille
La Castellane
La Castellane
Location in Marseille
La Castellane is located in France
La Castellane
La Castellane
La Castellane (France)
Coordinates: 43°22′01″N 5°20′31″E / 43.367°N 5.342°E / 43.367; 5.342

La Castellane is a neighbourhood in the 16th arrondissement of Marseille, France. Built as a Modernist council estate in the 1960s for French refugees of the Algerian War of 1954–1962, it is now home to about 7,000 residents, many of whom are second-generation French citizens. The neighbourhood is plagued by unemployment, drug trafficking, prostitution, and arms smuggling. It is also known for being the neighbourhood where the footballer Zinedine Zidane grew up.[1]

  1. ^ Harounyan, Stéphanie. "A la Castellane, l'immeuble de Zidane détruit, la réhabilitation commence". Libération (in French). Retrieved 5 June 2021.