Marseille : Ask Biography

Panorama of Marseille

Administration

Full name

Marseille

Native name

Marselha

Country

France

Region

Provence-Alpes-C�te d'Azur

Department

Bouches-du-Rh�ne

Arrondissement

Marseille

Mayor

Jean-Claude Gaudin (UMP) (since 1995)

Statistics

Land Area

92.9 sq mi (240.62 km²)

Total Population

851420 (2nd after Paris) (2008)

- Density

9164.5/sq mi (3538.4/km²)

Urban Area

34.7 sq mi (90 km²)

-- Population

1420000 (2010)

Metro Area

1092.5 sq mi (2830.2 km²)

Postal code

13001-13016

INSEE

13055

Dialling code

0491 or 0496

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Marseille (c-eniconmɑrˈseɪ; also Marseilles in English; -frmaʁsɛj; locally -frdiamɑχˈsɛjɐ; in Occitan Marselha or Marsiho -ocmaʀˈsejɔ, maʀˈsijɔ), known in antiquity as Massalia (from ), is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of 240.62 km2 (92.9 sqmi). The urban area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of over 1,420,000 on an area of 1204 km2 (464.9 sqmi). 1,530,000 or 1,601,095 people live in the Marseille metropolitan area, ranking it 3rd among French metropolitan areas after Paris and Lyon. Located on the southeast coast of France, Marseille is France's largest city on the Mediterranean coast and largest commercial port. Marseille is the capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, as well as the capital of the Bouches-du-Rhône department. Its inhabitants are called Marseillais.