Marseilles, France
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Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region
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| Coordinates: 43°17′47″N 5°22′12″E / 43.2964°N 5.37°ECoordinates: 43°17′47″N 5°22′12″E / 43.2964°N 5.37°E | |||
| Country | France | ||
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | ||
| Department | Bouches-du-Rhône | ||
| Arrondissement | Marseille | ||
| Intercommunality | Metropolis of Aix-Marseille-Provence | ||
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| • 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) |
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| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| INSEE/Postal code | 13055 / 13001-13016 | ||
| Dialling codes | 0491 or 0496 | ||
| Website | marseille.fr | ||
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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. |
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| Largest groups of foreign residents | |
| Nationality | Population (2011) |
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 Algeria
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31,472 |
 Tunisia
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8,014 |
 Morocco
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7,842 |
 Poland
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6,900 |
 Romania
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6,857 |
 Comoros
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6,779 |
 Turkey
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5,232 |
 Portugal
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4,657 |
 Italy
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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: /mɑːrˈseɪ/; 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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