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Arrondissements Of The Bouches-du-Rhône Department
The four arrondissements of the Bouches-du-Rhône department are: * Arrondissement of Aix-en-Provence, (subprefecture: Aix-en-Provence) with 48 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 450,153 in 2016. * Arrondissement of Arles, (subprefecture: Arles) with 29 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 171,684 in 2016. * Arrondissement of Istres, (subprefecture: Istres) with 21 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 327,971 in 2016. * Arrondissement of Marseille, ( prefecture of the Bouches-du-Rhône department: Marseille Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Fran ...) with 21 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 1,069,909 in 2016. History In 1800 the arrondissements of Marseille, Aix and Tarascon were established. In 1817 ...
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Département Bouches-du-Rhône Arrondissement 2017
In the administrative divisions of France, the department (french: département, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level ("territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the communes. Ninety-six departments are in metropolitan France, and five are overseas departments, which are also classified as overseas regions. Departments are further subdivided into 332 arrondissements, and these are divided into cantons. The last two levels of government have no autonomy; they are the basis of local organisation of police, fire departments and, sometimes, administration of elections. Each department is administered by an elected body called a departmental council ( ing. lur.. From 1800 to April 2015, these were called general councils ( ing. lur.. Each council has a president. Their main areas of responsibility include the management of a number of social and welfare allowances, of junior high school () buildings and technical staff, a ...
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Arrondissement Of Arles
The arrondissement of Arles is an arrondissement of France in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. It has 29 communes. Its population is 171,684 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Arles, and their INSEE codes, are: # Arles (13004) # Aureille (13006) # Barbentane (13010) # Les Baux-de-Provence (13011) # Boulbon (13017) # Cabannes (13018) # Châteaurenard (13027) # Eygalières (13034) # Eyragues (13036) # Fontvieille (13038) # Graveson (13045) # Maillane (13052) # Mas-Blanc-des-Alpilles (13057) # Maussane-les-Alpilles (13058) # Mollégès (13064) # Mouriès (13065) # Noves (13066) # Orgon (13067) # Paradou (13068) # Plan-d'Orgon (13076) # Rognonas (13083) # Saint-Andiol (13089) # Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer (13096) # Saint-Étienne-du-Grès (13094) # Saint-Martin-de-Crau (13097) # Saint-Pierre-de-Mézoargues (13061) # Saint-Rémy-de-Provence (13100) # Tarascon (13108) # Verquières (13116) ...
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Marseille
Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern France, it is located on the coast of the Gulf of Lion, part of the Mediterranean Sea, near the mouth of the Rhône river. Its inhabitants are called ''Marseillais''. Marseille is the second most populous city in France, with 870,731 inhabitants in 2019 (Jan. census) over a municipal territory of . Together with its suburbs and exurbs, the Marseille metropolitan area, which extends over , had a population of 1,873,270 at the Jan. 2019 census, the third most populated in France after those of Paris and Lyon. The cities of Marseille, Aix-en-Provence, and 90 suburban municipalities have formed since 2016 the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis, an indirectly elected metropolitan authority now in charge of wider metropolitan issues, with a ...
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Prefectures In France
In France, a prefecture (french: préfecture) may be: * the ''chef-lieu de département'', the Communes of France, commune in which the administration of a Departments of France, department is located; * the ''chef-lieu de région'', the commune in which the administration of a Regions of France, region is located; * the jurisdiction of a prefecture; * the official residence or headquarters of a Prefect (France), prefect. Although the administration of departments and regions is distinct, a regional prefect is ''Ex officio member, ex officio'' prefect of the department in which the regional prefecture is located. The officeholder has authority upon the other prefects in the region on a range of matters. Role of the prefecture There are 101 prefectures in France, one for each department. The official in charge is the Prefect (France), prefect (french: préfet). The prefecture is an administration that belongs to the Minister of the Interior (France), Ministry of the Interior; it i ...
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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, ...
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Istres
Istres (; Occitan: Istre) is a commune in southern France, some 60 km (38 mi) northwest of Marseille. It is in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, of which it is a subprefecture. Location Istres is adjacent to the '' Étang de Berre'' lagoon (the largest in Europe) and the ''Étang de l'Olivier'' lagoon. It is located some 60 km (38 mi) north-west of Marseille, 20 km (13 mi) south-west of Salon-de-Provence, 10 km (6 mi) north of Martigues and 45 km (28 mi) south-east of Arles. Istres is also adjacent to the ''plaine de la Crau'' and the Camargue national park. Sports The city has numerous sports facilities and exactly 102 clubs. Each year, a race is organized around the Étang de l'Olivier. Many runners participate. The town's main football club is FC Istres. Facilities Istres is the home of the Istres-Le Tubé Air Base (BA 125). This air base was one of three utilized by NASA as a c ...
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Arrondissement Of Istres
The arrondissement of Istres 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 327,971 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Istres, and their INSEE codes, are: # Berre-l'Étang (13014) # Carry-le-Rouet (13021) # Châteauneuf-les-Martigues (13026) # Cornillon-Confoux (13029) # Ensuès-la-Redonne (13033) # Fos-sur-Mer (13039) # Gignac-la-Nerthe (13043) # Grans (13044) # Istres (13047) # Marignane (13054) # Martigues (13056) # Miramas (13063) # Port-de-Bouc (13077) # Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône (13078) # Rognac (13081) # Le Rove (13088) # Saint-Chamas (13092) # Saint-Mitre-les-Remparts (13098) # Saint-Victoret (13102) # Sausset-les-Pins (13104) # Vitrolles (13117) History The arrondissement of Istres was created in 1981. At the March 2017 reorganization of the arrondissements of Bouches-du-Rhône, it gained one commune from the arrondi ...
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Arles
Arles (, , ; oc, label=Provençal, Arle ; Classical la, Arelate) is a coastal city and commune in the South of France, a subprefecture in the Bouches-du-Rhône department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, in the former province of Provence. A large part of the Camargue, the largest wetlands in France, is located on the territory of the commune, making it the largest commune in Metropolitan France in terms of geographic territory. ( Maripasoula, French Guiana, is much larger than Arles). The city has a long history, and was of considerable importance in the Roman province of Gallia Narbonensis. The Roman and Romanesque Monuments of Arles were listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1981 for their testimony to the history of the region. Many artists have lived and worked in this area because of the southern light, including Pablo Picasso, Paul Gauguin, Jacques Réattu, and Peter Brown. The Dutch post-Impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh lived in Arles f ...
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Communes Of France
The () is a level of administrative division in the French Republic. French are analogous to civil townships and incorporated municipalities in the United States and Canada, ' in Germany, ' in Italy, or ' in Spain. The United Kingdom's equivalent are civil parishes, although some areas, particularly urban areas, are unparished. are based on historical geographic communities or villages and are vested with significant powers to manage the populations and land of the geographic area covered. The are the fourth-level administrative divisions of France. vary widely in size and area, from large sprawling cities with millions of inhabitants like Paris, to small hamlets with only a handful of inhabitants. typically are based on pre-existing villages and facilitate local governance. All have names, but not all named geographic areas or groups of people residing together are ( or ), the difference residing in the lack of administrative powers. Except for the municipal arr ...
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Arrondissements Of France
An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands. Europe France The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissements'', which may be roughly translated into English as districts. The capital of an arrondissement is called a subprefecture. When an arrondissement contains the prefecture (capital) of the department, that prefecture is the capital of the arrondissement, acting both as a prefecture and as a subprefecture. Arrondissements are further divided into cantons and communes. Municipal arrondissement A municipal arrondissement (, pronounced ), is a subdivision of the commune, used in the 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 an "arrondissement," they should not be confused with departmental arrondissements, which are gro ...
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Aix-en-Provence
Aix-en-Provence (, , ; oc, label=Provençal, Ais de Provença in classical norm, or in Mistralian norm, ; la, Aquae Sextiae), or simply Aix ( medieval Occitan: ''Aics''), is a city and commune in southern France, about north of Marseille. A former capital of Provence, it is the subprefecture of the arrondissement of Aix-en-Provence, in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône, in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. The population of Aix-en-Provence is approximately 145,000. Its inhabitants are called ''Aixois'' or, less commonly, ''Aquisextains''. History Aix (''Aquae Sextiae'') was founded in 123 BC by the Roman consul Sextius Calvinus, who gave his name to its springs, following the destruction of the nearby Gallic oppidum at Entremont. In 102 BC its vicinity was the scene of the Battle of Aquae Sextiae, where the Romans under Gaius Marius defeated the Ambrones and Teutones, with mass suicides among the captured women, which passed into Roman legends o ...
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Subprefectures In France
In France, a subprefecture (french: sous-préfecture) is the commune which is the administrative centre of a departmental arrondissement that does not contain the prefecture for its department. The term also applies to the building that houses the administrative headquarters for an arrondissement."Sous-préfectures : l'État à proximité"
(in French). The in charge of a subprefecture is the , assisted by a