Aix-en-Provence
Aix-en-Provence | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
 The Fontaine de la Rotonde, built in 1860 | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Aix-en-Provence  | |
  Aix-en-Provence  Aix-en-Provence | |
| Coordinates: 43°31′35″N 5°26′44″E / 43.526304°N 5.445429°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Bouches-du-Rhône |
| Arrondissement | Aix-en-Provence |
| Canton | 2 cantons |
| Intercommunality | Aix-Marseille-Provence |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Maryse Joissains-Masini |
| Area 1 | 186.08 km2 (71.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | 142,149 |
| • Density | 760/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+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. | |
Aix-en-Provence is a city in the south of France. About 150,000 people live there.
Famous people from Aix-en-Provence
[change | change source]- Paul Cézanne (d. 1906), painter
References
[change | change source]- 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 domain: Chisholm, 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
- Aix en Provence Tourist office website (in English)
- Official site of the town Aix-en-Provence (in French)
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