Aix-en-Provence

French commune in Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Aix-en-Provence is a city in the south of France. About 150,000 people live there.

Aix-en-Provence
The Fontaine de la Rotonde, built in 1860
The Fontaine de la Rotonde, built in 1860
Flag of Aix-en-Provence
Coat of arms of Aix-en-Provence
Location of Aix-en-Provence
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Aix-en-Provence is located in France
Aix-en-Provence
Aix-en-Provence
Aix-en-Provence is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Aix-en-Provence
Aix-en-Provence
Coordinates: 43°31′35″N 5°26′44″E / 43.526304°N 5.445429°E / 43.526304; 5.445429
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentBouches-du-Rhône
ArrondissementAix-en-Provence
Canton2 cantons
IntercommunalityAix-Marseille-Provence
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Maryse Joissains-Masini
Area
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186.08 km2 (71.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
142,149
 • Density760/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
13001 /13100, 13090
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Famous people from Aix-en-Provence

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References

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  • Busquet, Raoul (1954). Histoire de la Provençade des origines à la révolution française. Editions Jeanne Lafitte. ISBN 2-86276-319-5.
Attribution
  •   This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainChisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Aix". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 1 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 447.

Other websites

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  Media related to Aix-en-Provence at Wikimedia Commons
  Aix-en-Provence travel guide from Wikivoyage