The four
arrondissements of the
Bouches-du-Rhône
Bouches-du-Rhône ( ; , ; ; "the Mouths of the Rhône") is a Departments of France, department in southern France. It borders Vaucluse to the north, Gard to the west and Var (department), Var to the east. The Mediterranean Sea lies to the sout ...
department are:
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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 460,747 (2021), and its area is .
Composition
The communes ...
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subprefecture
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Albania
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Aix-en-Provence
Aix-en-Provence, or simply Aix, is a List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, city and Communes of France, commune in southern France, about north of Marseille. A former capital of Provence, it is the Subprefectures in France, s ...
) with 48
communes. The population of the arrondissement was 460,747 in 2021.
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Arrondissement of Arles, (subprefecture:
Arles
Arles ( , , ; ; Classical ) is a coastal city and Communes of France, commune in the South of France, a Subprefectures in France, subprefecture in the Bouches-du-Rhône Departments of France, department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Reg ...
) with 29 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 171,575 in 2021.
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Arrondissement of Istres, (subprefecture:
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
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) with 21 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 334,400 in 2021.
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Arrondissement of Marseille, (
prefecture
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of the Bouches-du-Rhône department:
Marseille
Marseille (; ; see #Name, below) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Bouches-du-Rhône and of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region. Situated in the ...
) with 21 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 1,090,221 in 2021.
History
In 1800 the arrondissements of Marseille, Aix and Tarascon were established. In 1817 Arles replaced Tarascon as subprefecture. The arrondissement of Istres was created in 1981.
Historique des Bouches-du-Rhône
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The borders of the arrondissements of Bouches-du-Rhône were modified in March 2017:
References
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Bouches-du-Rhone