Bouches-du-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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- History
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- Departmental Council of Bouches-du-Rhône
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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.
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.