Great Plague of Marseille

When

25 May 1720 – Aug 1722

Kind

Epidemic

Coordinates

43.30° N, 5.38° E

Description

Last major outbreak in western Europe.

Deaths

100000

Cause

Yersinia pestis, bubonic plague

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Bubonic plague outbreak in France

The Great Plague of Marseille, also known as the Plague of Provence, was the last major outbreak of bubonic plague in Western Europe. Arriving in Marseille, France, in 1720, the disease killed over 100,000 people: 50,000 in the city during the next two years, out of a total population of 90,000 and another 50,000 to the north in surrounding provinces and towns.

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