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Where is Marseille located?
- Marseille, city, capital of Bouches-du-Rhône département, southern France, and also the administrative and commercial capital of Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, one of France’s fastest growing régions. Located west of the French Riviera, Marseille is one of the major ports of the Mediterranean Sea.
Marseille | History, Population, Climate, Map, & Facts
www.britannica.com/place/MarseilleWhy is Marseille important?
- By whatever proportion fact may have been colored with myth in its image, Marseille undoubtedly forms a major element in the economic and social structure of France.
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www.britannica.com/place/MarseilleHow has Marseille changed over the years?
- Under the Socialist mayor Gaston Defferre, whose administration, from 1953 until his death in 1986, was the longest in its history, Marseille experienced major transformation—a process that is continuing. The character of Marseille has been determined to a great extent by geographic location.
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