Aix-en-Provence
French commune in Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Aix-en-Provence is a city in the south of France. About 150,000 people live there.
Aix-en-Provence | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
Coordinates: 43°31′35″N 5°26′44″E / 43.526304°N 5.445429°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
Department | Bouches-du-Rhône |
Arrondissement | Aix-en-Provence |
Canton | 2 cantons |
Intercommunality | Aix-Marseille-Provence |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014–2020) | Maryse Joissains-Masini |
Area 1 | 186.08 km2 (71.85 sq mi) |
Population (2014) | 142,149 |
• Density | 760/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 13001 /13100, 13090 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Famous people from Aix-en-Provence
change- Paul Cézanne (d. 1906), painter
References
change- Busquet, Raoul (1954). Histoire de la Provençade des origines à la révolution française. Editions Jeanne Lafitte. ISBN 2-86276-319-5.
- Attribution
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Aix". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 1 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 447.
Other websites
change Media related to Aix-en-Provence at Wikimedia Commons
Aix-en-Provence travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Aix en Provence Tourist office website (in English)
- Official site of the town Aix-en-Provence (in French)