The Côte Bleue (; Provençal Occitan: ''Còsta Blava''; English: "Blue Coast") is part of

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's southwestern coast on the

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, reaching from northern

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in the east to the early

Rhône The Rhône ( , ; Occitan language, Occitan: ''Ròse''; Franco-Provençal, Arpitan: ''Rôno'') is a major river in France and Switzerland, rising in the Alps and flowing west and south through Lake Geneva and Southeastern France before dischargi ...

river delta in the west, which constitutes the eastern part of the Camargue natural region, west of the Étang de Berre. It is wholly within the Bouches-du-Rhône department in

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Transport

The Côte Bleue is served by the

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railway running from Miramas to the

L'Estaque L'Estaque (; ) is a village in southern France, just west of Marseille. Administratively, it belongs to the commune in France, commune of Marseille. Overview Many artists of the Impressionism, Impressionist and Post-Impressionism, Post-Impression ...

neighbourhood in northern Marseille, through the seaside communes of Sausset-les-Pins, Carry-le-Rouet, Ensuès-la-Redonne and Le Rove. Opened in phases between 1879 and 1915, it has been named one of the most scenic railway lines in the world."Le retour du train de la côte Bleue, l'une des plus belles lignes de train au monde"
Euronews (in French), 18 July 2021. It is colloquially known in French as ''Le train de la côte Bleue'' ("The train of the Blue Coast").

References

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