Marseille: Commune in Bouches-du-Rhône, the second largest city of France
Marseille (Occitan: Marselha) is a city in the south of France in the Bouches-du-Rhône department.
About 1.7 million people live in the metropolitan area, and about 850,000 in the city itself. This makes it the second largest city in France by number of people. Its commercial port is the biggest in France and one of the most important in the Mediterranean sea.
Marseille Marselha (Occitan) | |
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Prefecture and commune | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Motto(s): Actibus immensis urbs fulget massiliensis "The city of Marseille shines from its great achievements" | |
  Marseille  Marseille | |
| Coordinates: 43°17′47″N 5°22′12″E / 43.2964°N 5.37°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Bouches-du-Rhône |
| Arrondissement | Marseille |
| Canton | 12 cantons |
| Intercommunality | Aix-Marseille-Provence |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (since 2020) | Benoît Payan (PS) |
| Area 1 | 240.62 km2 (92.90 sq mi) |
| • Urban (2010) | 1,731.91 km2 (668.69 sq mi) |
| • Metro (2010) | 3,173.51 km2 (1,225.30 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2013) | 855,393 |
| • Rank | 2nd after Paris |
| • Density | 3,600/km2 (9,200/sq mi) |
| • Urban (2014) | 1,578,484 |
| • Metro (Jan. 2011) | 1,831,500 |
| Demonym(s) | Marseillais (French) Marselhés (Occitan) Massiliot (ancient) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 13055 /13001-13016 |
| Dialling codes | 0491 or 0496 |
| Website | marseille.fr |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Although part of the region of Provence, Marseilles has its own history. This city is the oldest in France and probably the most complex. The city was started around 600 BC by Greek sailors from Phocaea (modern day Foça, near İzmir). This was a Greek colony in Asia Minor that is in what is now Turkey.
Marseille has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa in the Koeppen climate classification).
Education
- École pour l'informatique et les nouvelles technologies
- Institut Polytechnique des Sciences Avancées
- Kedge Business School
See also Transport in Marseille
References
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