Aix-en-Provence
Aix-en-Provence is a city in the south of France. About 150,000 people live there.
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
| Department | Bouches-du-Rhône | |
| Arrondissement | Aix-en-Provence | |
| Canton | 2 cantons | |
| Intercommunality | Aix-Marseille-Provence | |
| Mayor | Maryse Joissains-Masini (2014–2020) | |
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| Elevation | 173 m (568 ft) avg. | |
| Land area1 | 186.08 km2 (71.85 sq mi) | |
| Population2 | 142,149 (2014) | |
| - Density | 764/km2 (1,980/sq mi) | |
| 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. | ||
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
Famous people from Aix-en-Provence
- Paul Cézanne (d. 1906), painter
Aix-en-Provence Media
Rue Espariat in November 2013
Le café des deux garçons, à Aix-en-Provence. Terrasse de la brasserie du XVIIIe à laquelle reste attaché le souvenir de la jeunesse de Zola et de Cézanne.
Cloître Saint-Sauveur à Aix-en-Provence (Bouches-du-Rhône, France)
Place de l'Hôtel de Ville
In this square - Place St Jean de Malte is Musee Granet and L'Eglise St-Jean de Malte. There is also a library with old and new books.*This old church building is L'Eglise St-Jean de Malte. The Church of St Jean of Malta, a fortified Gothic church was built at the end of the 12th century. This chapel of the old priory of the Knights of Malta formerly contained the tombs of the Counts of Provence.
The Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po)
Sir Simon Rattle conducting Das Rheingold in 2006
Pavillon Vendôme in Aix-en-Provence
Granet's "Pumpkin Harvest" at the Musée Granet
Paul Cézanne's studio from 1902 until his 1906 death
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References
- 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: "Aix". Encyclopædia Britannica (Eleventh) 1. (1911). Cambridge University Press.
Other websites
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)
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