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It was created in January 2016, replacing the previous Communauté urbaine Marseille Provence Métropole and five communautés d'agglomération. [2] Its area is 3149.2 km 2. Its population was 1,889,666 in 2018, of which 868,277 in Marseille proper and 143,097 in Aix-en-Provence. [3]
Marseille with its suburbs and exurbs create the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis, with a population of 1,911,311 at the 2021 census. [ 8 ] [ 6 ] Founded c. 600 BC by Greek settlers from Phocaea , Marseille is the oldest city in France, as well as one of Europe's oldest continuously inhabited settlements . [ 9 ]
The Urban Community of Marseille Provence Métropole (French: Communauté Urbaine Marseille Provence Métropole) is a former intercommunal structure gathering the city of Marseille (in Provence, southern France) and some of its suburbs. It was established on 7 July 2000. [1] On 1 January 2016 it merged into the Metropolis of Aix-Marseille-Provence.
List includes metropolitan areas according only to the studies of ESPON, Eurostat, and OECD.For this reason some metropolitan areas, like the Italian Genoa Metropolitan Area (with a population of 1,510,781 as of 2010 [1]) or the Ukrainian Kryvyi Rih metropolitan area (with a population of 1,170,953 as of 2019 [2]), are not included in this list, with data by other statistic survey institutes.
Population at the 2011 and 2006 census is indicated for comparison. In both time intervals presented in the table below (2006 to 2011 and 2011 to 2016), the fastest-growing metropolitan areas in France were Bordeaux, Montpellier, Toulouse, Nantes, Rennes and Lyon with an average annual growth rate equal or greater than 1%.
1819 - Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille founded. 1820 - Population: 101,217. [20] 1827 Le Sémaphore newspaper begins publication. [21] Société de statistique de Marseille established. [19] 1836 - Population: 148,597. [20] 1837 - Porte d'Aix (arch) inaugurated. 1846 - Journal de Marseille newspaper begins publication. [21] 1848
Their seat is Marseille. [1] Cantons. Name Population (2019) [2] Cantonal Code Canton of Marseille-1: 76,160: 1312 Canton of Marseille-2: 71,225: 1313
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 . [ 2 ] Its population is 1,090,221 (2021), and its area is 683.2 km 2 (263.8 sq mi).