Great Plague of Marseille

Quando

25 de mai. de 1720 – ago. de 1722

Tipo

Epidemia

Coordenadas

43.30° N, 5.38° E

Description

Last major outbreak in western Europe.

Deaths

100000

Cause

Yersinia pestis, bubonic plague

Posicionado na área, não em um local exato.

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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