Aubagne

Aubagne is a town near Marseille, France. Recent news focuses on two separate events impacting the area. Firstly, Alinea, a furniture chain founded in Aubagne in 1989, has been placed into liquidation judiciaire (judicial liquidation) after previously being in redressement judiciaire (judicial reorganization) since November 2025. This will result in approximately 1,200 job losses. The company, a subsidiary of Néomarché owned by the Mulliez family, had faced financial difficulties. Secondly, a man who escaped from police custody in Marseille in December 2025 was recently apprehended in Aubagne. The individual, accused of being a pimp, had been on the run for three months before being caught at his partner's residence. These events highlight Aubagne as a location affected by both economic hardship due to the closure of a major local company and its proximity to criminal activity in Marseille.