Marseille
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.
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Motto: Actibus immensis urbs fulget massiliensis | ||
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
| Department | Bouches-du-Rhône | |
| Arrondissement | Marseille | |
| Canton | 12 cantons | |
| Intercommunality | Aix-Marseille-Provence | |
| Mayor | Benoît Payan (PS) (since 2020) | |
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| Land area1 | 240.62 km2 (92.90 sq mi) | |
| Population2 | 855,393 (Jan. 2013[1]) | |
| - Ranking | 2nd after Paris | |
| - Density | 3,555/km2 (9,210/sq mi) | |
| Urban area | 1,731.91 km2 (668.69 sq mi) (2010) | |
| - Population | 1,578,484[2] (2014) | |
| Metro area | 3,173.51 km2 (1,225.30 sq mi) (2010) | |
| - Population | 1,831,500[3] (Jan. 2011) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 13055/ 13001-13016 | |
| Dialling code | 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. | ||
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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
Social Housing
Approximately more than 50,000 people are waiting for social housing in Marseille, with a maximum waiting period of five years.[4]
Marseille Media
Marseille's corniche (7th arrondissement) with the Frioul archipelago and the Château d'If in the background
A Sentinel-2 satellite view of Marseille
A silver drachma inscribed with MASSA[LIA] (ΜΑΣΣΑ[ΛΙΑ]), dated 375–200 BC, during the Hellenistic period of Marseille, bearing the head of the Greek goddess Artemis on the obverse and a lion on the reverse
The entrance to the Old Port, flanked by Fort Saint-Jean and Fort Saint-Nicolas
From left to right: La Joliette neighbourhood (old docks), ferry ship docks, new port, Euroméditerranée business district (CMA CGM Tower) and surrounding areas
Beach of the Pointe Rouge, Marseille, France
Ship managed by the Urban Community of Marseille Provence Métropole to serve the main islands of the Frioul archipelago. In background, we can see the Palais du Pharo (Bouches-du-Rhône, France)
The sectors and arrondissements of Marseille
Political majority in each sector since 2014
Gaston Defferre served as Mayor of Marseille from 1953 to 1986.
References
- ↑ Séries historiques des résultats du recensement – Commune Marseille (13055)INSEE. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ↑ Évolution et structure de la population en 2014 − Unité urbaine de Marseille - Aix-en-Provence (00759) - Insee. www.insee.fr. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
- ↑ Insee – Territoire – Métropole Aix-Marseille Provence : Un territoire fragmenté, des solidarités à construire. insee.fr. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
- ↑ Plus de cinq ans d'attente en moyenne pour avoir un HLM à Marseille, francebleu.fr, 2025-06-16