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Marseille or Marseilles (French Marseille, Occitan Marselha or Marsiho) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the Provence region of southern France, it is located on the coast of the Gulf of Lion, part of the … See more
The English names of Marseille come from French, Occitan, Latin, Greek and Ancient Ligurian.
• Current English names are Marseille /mɑːrˈseɪ/ or Marseilles /mɑːrˈseɪz/.
• The English names … See moreMarseille is a major French centre for trade and industry, with excellent transportation infrastructure (roads, sea port and airport). Marseille Provence Airport is the fourth … See more
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Because of its pre-eminence as a Mediterranean port, Marseille has always been one of the main gateways into France. This has … See moreMarseille is the third-largest metropolitan area in France after Paris and Lyon. To the east, starting in the small fishing village of … See more
Marseille was founded as the Greek colony of Massalia c. 600 BC, and was populated by Greek settlers from Phocaea (modern Foça, … See more
The city of Marseille is divided into 16 municipal arrondissements, which are themselves informally divided into 111 neighbourhoods (French: quartiers). The arrondissements … See more
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