Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
| Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |||
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| Region of France | |||
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| Coordinates: 44°00′N 6°00′E / 44.000°N 6.000°ECoordinates: 44°00′N 6°00′E / 44.000°N 6.000°E | |||
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 France
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| Prefecture | Marseille | ||
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| Government | |||
| • President | Christian Estrosi (LR) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 31,400 km2 (12,100 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2012-01-01) | |||
| • Total | 4,935,576 | ||
| • Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | FR-U | ||
| GDP (2012) | Ranked 3rd | ||
| Total | €142.4 billion (US$183.1 bn) | ||
| Per capita | €28,861 (US$37,121) | ||
| NUTS Region | FR8 | ||
| Website | regionpaca.fr | ||
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (French pronunciation: [pʁɔ.vɑ̃.s‿alp.kot.da.zyʁ]; Occitan: Provença-Aups-Còsta d'Azur; Italian: Provenza-Alpi-Costa Azzurra) or PACA is one of the 18 administrative regions of France. Its capital is Marseille.
The region is roughly coterminous with the former French province of Provence, with the addition of the following adjacent areas:
It encompasses six departments in south-eastern France, bounded to the east by the Italian border, to the south by the Mediterranean Sea and by the principality of Monaco, to the north by Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, and to the west by Occitanie, with the Rhône river marking its westernmost border. The six departments are:
The region logo displays the coat of arms created in the 1990s and which combines the coats of arms of the old provinces making up Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Economically the region is the third most important in France, just behind Île-de-France and Rhône-Alpes. Its GDP in 2012 was €142.4 billion ($US 183.1 billion) and per capita GDP was €28,861 ($US 37,121).
The Marseille area is the most populous of this region with a city population of 850,636 and an urban population of 1,560,921 and a metropolitan population of 1,720,941. Marseille is the second largest city in France after Paris and has the third largest metropolitan population, behind those of Paris and Lyon respectively.
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