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Marseilles, France

Marseille
Clockwise from top: Notre-Dame de la GardeOld PortLa Joliette with CMA CGM TowerCalanque of Sugiton
Flag of Marseille
Flag
Coat of arms of Marseille
Coat of arms
Marseille is located in France
Marseille
Marseille
Coordinates: 43°17′47″N 5°22′12″E / 43.2964°N 5.37°E / 43.2964; 5.37Coordinates: 43°17′47″N 5°22′12″E / 43.2964°N 5.37°E / 43.2964; 5.37
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Bouches-du-Rhône
Arrondissement Marseille
Intercommunality Metropolis of Aix-Marseille-Provence
Government
 • Mayor (since 1995) Jean-Claude Gaudin (LR)
Area1 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)2 855,393
 • Rank 2nd after Paris
 • Density 3,600/km2 (9,200/sq mi)
 • Urban (Jan. 2011) 1,560,921
 • Metro (Jan. 2011) 1,831,500
Demonym(s) Marseillais (French)
Marselhés (Occitan)
Massiliot (ancient)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
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.

2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.
Largest groups of foreign residents
Nationality Population (2011)
 Algeria 31,472
 Tunisia 8,014
 Morocco 7,842
 Poland 6,900
 Romania 6,857
 Comoros 6,779
 Turkey 5,232
 Portugal 4,657
 Italy 4,403

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Marseille (English pronunciation: /mɑːrˈs/; French: [maʁ.sɛj], locally: [mɑχˈsɛjə]; Provençal Marselha [maʀˈsejɔ, maʀˈsijɔ]), also known as Marseilles in English, is a city in France. The capital of the Bouches-du-Rhône department and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, Marseille, on France's south coast, is the country's second largest city, after Paris, with a population of 852,516 in 2012, and an area of 241 km2 (93 sq mi), the 3rd-largest metropolitan area in France after Paris and Lyon.

Known to the ancient Greeks and Romans as Massalia (Greek: Μασσαλία, Massalía), Marseille was the most important trading centre in the region and the main commercial port of the French Empire. Marseille is now France's largest city on the Mediterranean coast and the largest port for commerce, freight and cruise ships. The city was European Capital of Culture, together with Košice, Slovakia, in 2013. It hosted the European Football Championship in 2016, and will be the European Capital of Sport in 2017. The city is home to several campuses of Aix-Marseille University and part of one of the largest metropolitan conurbations in France, the Metropolis of Aix-Marseille-Provence.


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