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)
Flag of Marseille
Coat of arms of Marseille
Motto(s): 
Actibus immensis urbs fulget massiliensis
"The city of Marseille shines from its great achievements"
Location of Marseille
Map
Marseille is located in France
Marseille
Marseille
Marseille is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Marseille
Marseille
Coordinates: 43°17′47″N 5°22′12″E / 43.2964°N 5.37°E / 43.2964; 5.37
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentBouches-du-Rhône
ArrondissementMarseille
Canton12 cantons
IntercommunalityAix-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[1])
855,393
 • Rank2nd after Paris
 • Density3,600/km2 (9,200/sq mi)
 • Urban
 (2014)
1,578,484[2]
 • Metro
 (Jan. 2011)
1,831,500[3]
Demonym(s)Marseillais (French)
Marselhés (Occitan)
Massiliot (ancient)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
13055 /13001-13016
Dialling codes0491 or 0496
Websitemarseille.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Apartment blocks in Marseille

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 change

See also Transport in Marseille

References change

  1. "Séries historiques des résultats du recensement – Commune Marseille (13055)". INSEE. Archived from the original on 26 November 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  2. "Évolution et structure de la population en 2014 − Unité urbaine de Marseille - Aix-en-Provence (00759) - Insee". www.insee.fr. Archived from the original on 2018-01-27. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
  3. "Insee – Territoire – Métropole Aix-Marseille Provence : Un territoire fragmenté, des solidarités à construire". insee.fr. Archived from the original on 2016-06-18. Retrieved 2017-11-16.