Aix-en-Provence

Aix-en-Provence
Ais de Provença (Occitan)
Top down, from left to right: Aix Cathedral, Place d'Albertas, Pavillon Vendôme, Town Hall Clock Tower and Fontaine de la Rotonde
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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
CantonAix-en-Provence 1
Aix-en-Provence 2
IntercommunalityAix-Marseille-Provence
Government
 • Mayor (2021–2026) Sophie Joissains[1]
Area
1
186.083 km2 (71.847 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
147,478
 • Density790/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Aixois, Aquisextain, Aquisestain (masculine)
Aixoise, Aquisextaine, Aquisestaine (feminine)
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.

Aix-en-Provence (UK: /ˌɛks ɒ̃ prɒˈvɒ̃s/,[3] US: /ˌks ɒ̃ prˈvɒ̃s, ˌɛks -/),[4][5][6] or simply Aix (Occitan: Ais de Provença), is a city and commune in southern France, about 30 km (20 mi) north of Marseille. A former capital of Provence, it is the subprefecture of the arrondissement of Aix-en-Provence, in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône, in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. The population of Aix-en-Provence is approximately 145,000. Its inhabitants are called Aixois or, less commonly, Aquisextains.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Aix-en-Provence". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 22 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Aix-en-Provence". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th ed.). HarperCollins. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Aix-en-Provence". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  6. ^ French: [ɛksɑ̃ pʁɔvɑ̃s] ; Provençal: Ais de Provença in classical norm, or Ais de Prouvènço in Mistralian norm, (However, with the preposition a/à 'to', the forms are as Ais/à-z-Ais [aˈzaj]). pronounced [ˈajz de pʀuˈvɛnsɔ]

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