Bouches-du-Rhône

Also known as Bouches-du-Rhone, Bouches du Rhone, Mouths of the Rhône

Bouches-du-Rhône ( ; , ; ; "the Mouths of the Rhône") is a department in southern France. It borders Vaucluse to the north, Gard to the west and Var to the east. The Mediterranean Sea lies to the south. Its prefecture and largest city is Marseille; other important cities include Aix-en-Provence, Arles, Martigues and Aubagne.

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Bouches-du-Rhône is a department located in southern France that borders three other departments and the Mediterranean Sea, with Marseille as its main city. The region also includes several other significant cities such as Aix-en-Provence, Arles, Martigues, and Aubagne.

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Bouches-du-Rhône
Settlement.type: Department of France
Settlement.native_name_lang: fr
Settlement.image_flag: Proposition de drapeau fr département Bouches-du-Rhône.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Blason département Bouches-du-Rhône.svg
Settlement.image_map: Bouches-du-Rhône-Position.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Bouches-du-Rhône in France
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: France
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Settlement.seat_type: Prefecture
Settlement.seat: Marseille
Settlement.parts_type: Subprefectures
Settlement.parts_style: para
Settlement.p1: Aix-en-ProvenceArlesIstres
Settlement.leader_party: LR
Settlement.leader_title: President of the Departmental Council

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: department of France
Named after: river mouth
Official name: Bouches-du-Rhône
Country: France
Contains: Saint-Martin-de-Crau
Capital: Marseille
Population: 2087658
Area: 5087
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Shares border with: Var
Official website: www.bouches-du-rhone.gouv.fr
Image: Préfecture-région-Marseille.jpg

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category for films shot at this location: Category:Films shot in Bouches-du-Rhône
Commons category: Bouches-du-Rhône
inception: 1790-03-04
topic's main category: Category:Bouches-du-Rhône
Commons gallery: Bouches-du-Rhône
category for people born here: Category:Births in Bouches-du-Rhône
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Bouches-du-Rhône
category of associated people: Category:People from Bouches-du-Rhône
described by source: Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
annual number of weddings: 7734
social media followers: 28843
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Encyclopedic overview

19 sections

Contents

History
Geography
Natural regions
Seismic activity
Climate
Demographics
Principal towns
Politics
History
Members of the National Assembly
Departmental Council of Bouches-du-Rhône
Culture
Transport
Tourism
Main sights
Natural landmarks
See also
Sources
External links

Marseille, France's second-largest city, has one of the largest container ports in the country. It prides itself on being France's oldest city, founded by Greek settlers from Phocaea around 600 BC. Bouches-du-Rhône is the most populous department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region and the third most populous of France, with 2,087,658 inhabitants as of 2023. It has an area of . Its INSEE and postal code is 13.

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