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Arrondissement Of Marseille
The arrondissement of Marseille is an arrondissement of France in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. It has 21 communes. Its population is 1,069,909 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Marseille, and their INSEE codes, are: # Allauch (13002) # Aubagne (13005) # Auriol (13007) # Belcodène (13013) # La Bouilladisse (13016) # Cadolive (13020) # Carnoux-en-Provence (13119) # Cassis (13022) # Ceyreste (13023) # La Ciotat (13028) # Cuges-les-Pins (13030) # La Destrousse (13031) # Gémenos (13042) # Marseille (13055) # La Penne-sur-Huveaune (13070) # Peypin (13073) # Plan-de-Cuques (13075) # Roquefort-la-Bédoule (13085) # Roquevaire (13086) # Saint-Savournin (13101) # Septèmes-les-Vallons (13106) History The arrondissement of Marseille was created in 1800. At the March 2017 reorganisation of the arrondissements of Bouches-du-Rhône, it lost one commune to the arrondissement of Aix-en-Provence, and i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipal Arrondissements Of France
In France, a municipal arrondissement ( ) is a subdivision of the commune, and is used in the country's three largest cities: Paris, Lyon and Marseille. It functions as an even lower administrative division, with its own mayor. Although usually referred to simply as "arrondissements", they should not be confused with departmental arrondissements, which are groupings of communes within one ''département''. General characteristics There are 45 municipal arrondissements in France: 20 in Paris (see: Arrondissements of Paris), nine in Lyon (see: Arrondissements of Lyon), and 16 in Marseille. However, a law in 1987 assigned the 16 arrondissements of Marseille to eight ''secteurs'' ("areas"), two arrondissements per ''secteur''. Thus, in effect, Marseille can be more properly described as being divided into eight ''secteurs'', the sixteen arrondissements having been made merely units of demarcation. ; Area *The largest arrondissement is the ninth arrondissement of Marseille: 63.21 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cassis
Cassis (; Occitan: ''Cassís'') is a commune situated east of Marseille in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, whose coastline is known in English as the French Riviera, in Southern France. In 2016, it had a population of 7,265. It is a popular tourist destination, famous for its cliffs (''falaises'') and the sheltered inlets called ''calanques''. The wines of Cassis are white and rosé, and not to be confused with crème de cassis, a specialty of Burgundy which takes its name from blackcurrants (''cassis''), not the commune. Geography The town is situated on the Mediterranean coast, about east of Marseille. Cap Canaille, , between Cassis and La Ciotat ("the ''civitas''") is one of the highest maritime bluffs in Europe, a sailor's landmark for millennia. It is east of Marseille and in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône. One of its main beaches, called "Bestouan", is made cooler by a karstic source. History The present site of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrondissement Of Aix-en-Provence
The arrondissement of Aix-en-Provence is an arrondissement of France in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. It has 48 communes. Its population is 450,153 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Aix-en-Provence, and their INSEE codes, are: # Aix-en-Provence (13001) # Alleins (13003) # Aurons (13008) # La Barben (13009) # Beaurecueil (13012) # Bouc-Bel-Air (13015) # Cabriès (13019) # Charleval (13024) # Châteauneuf-le-Rouge (13025) # Coudoux (13118) # Éguilles (13032) # Eyguières (13035) # La Fare-les-Oliviers (13037) # Fuveau (13040) # Gardanne (13041) # Gréasque (13046) # Jouques (13048) # Lamanon (13049) # Lambesc (13050) # Lançon-Provence (13051) # Mallemort (13053) # Meyrargues (13059) # Meyreuil (13060) # Mimet (13062) # Pélissanne (13069) # Les Pennes-Mirabeau (13071) # Peynier (13072) # Peyrolles-en-Provence (13074) # Puyloubier (13079) # Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade (13080) # Rognes (130 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Septèmes-les-Vallons
Septèmes-les-Vallons () is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. It is located 10.7 km (6.5 mi) north from the centre of Marseille. Population See also *Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department The following is a list of the 119 communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Bouches-du-Rhône Bouches-du-Rhône communes articles needing translation from French Wikiped ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Savournin
Saint-Savournin (; oc, Sant Savornin) is a commune east of Marseille at the eastern extremity of the Massif de l'Étoile between Cadolive and Mimet in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern France. History Signs of neolithic settlement have been found and extensive evidence has been identified of human habitation during the Gallo-Roman centuries. Medieval Saint-Savournin was a village that made its living from the land, rearing sheep and goats and cultivating olives. Population See also *Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department The following is a list of the 119 communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020): [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roquevaire
Roquevaire (; oc, Ròcavaira) is a commune in the Huveaune valley between Aubagne and Auriol in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southern France. In 2017, it had a population of 9,003. Its inhabitants are called ''Roquevairois'' and ''Roquevairoises''. Geography The villages of Lascours, Pont-de-l'Étoile and Pont-de-Joux are located within the commune of Roquevaire. In 2023, Roquevaire will be served by two stations of the Aubagne tramway when the northern Line T extension opens. Tourism The main attraction is the organ in the Saint Vincent Church, which is the largest organ in France. The town features an international organ festival in September. Population See also *Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department The following is a list of the 119 communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020): [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roquefort-la-Bédoule
Roquefort-la-Bédoule (; oc, Ròcafòrt e la Bedola) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southern France. Its inhabitants are called ''Bédoulens'' (masculine) and ''Bédoulennes'' (feminine). In 2018, Roquefort-la-Bédoule had a population of 5,896. Geography Roquefort-la-Bédoule is situated north of Cassis, Ceyreste and La Cadière-d'Azur, Var; south of Aubagne, Gémenos and Cuges-les-Pins; east of Carnoux-en-Provence; and west of Le Castellet, Var. History The town of Roquefort-la-Bédoule was founded in the 7th century. In 1966, the new commune of Carnoux-en-Provence was established on former Roquefort-la-Bédoule territory. Demographics See also *Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department The following is a list of the 119 communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020): [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plan-de-Cuques
Plan-de-Cuques (; oc, Lo Plan de Cucas) is a commune northeast of Marseille in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of France. It is located 9.2 km (5.7 mi) from Marseille. Population The inhabitants are called ''Plan-de-Cuquois'' in French. See also *Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department The following is a list of the 119 communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Bouches-du-Rhône [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peypin
Peypin () is a Communes of France, commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône Departments of France, department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region of France. Population Its inhabitants are called ''Peypinois'' in French. In 1870 the commune of La Destrousse was formed from part of Peypin. See also *Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department References External links *Official commune website Communes of Bouches-du-Rhône Bouches-du-Rhône communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{BouchesRhône-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Penne-sur-Huveaune
La Penne-sur-Huveaune (, literally ''La Penne on Huveaune''; Provençal: ''La Pena d’Evèuna'') is a commune east of Marseille and west of Aubagne along the A50 autoroute in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern France. The river Huveaune flows through it, from which the commune derived its name. Population See also *Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department The following is a list of the 119 communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Bouches-du-Rhône [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gémenos
Gémenos (; oc, Gèmas) is a commune located 20 kilometers east of Marseille in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern France. Population History A property abstract belonging to Wilhem, Count of Marseilles, dating back to February 9 934, noted for the first time the existence of a castrum named ''Geminas'' at the entry of the Saint Pons valley. In 1204, the bishop of Marseilles ''Rainier'' founded the Cistercian abbey of Saint Pons. Around the 15th century, Geminas was deserted. In 1563 the Marquis d'Albertas Nicolas and his brother Gaspard, both of Italian origin, acquired the demesne of Gémenos, leading to the development of Gémenos as it is known today. See also *Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department The following is a list of the 119 communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020): [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Destrousse
La Destrousse (; oc, La Destroça) is a commune in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern France. The commune was created in 1870 from part of Peypin. Population See also *Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department The following is a list of the 119 communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Bouches-du-Rhône Bouches-du-Rhône communes articles needi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
