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Marseille

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Marseille is a city in southern France, the prefecture of the Bouches-du-Rhone department and of the Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur region. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
886,040 1
Area (sq km)
241 1
Founding Year
600 BCE 2
Population Estimate Year
2023 1
Elevation (m)
6 2
Latitude
43.2964 degrees north 1
Longitude
5.37 degrees east 1
Connections

Associated With

France, Countries
Source Marseille (Wikipedia)
Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, States or Territories

marseille is associated with provence-alpes-cote-dazur.

Source Marseille (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, States or Territories

marseille is the capital of provence-alpes-cote-dazur.

Source Marseille (Wikipedia)
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Origin Of

Honoré Daumier

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Honoré Daumier

Site Of

CMA CGM

Also in Business Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: CMA CGMtier 2
Simone Weil

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Source Wikipedia: Simone WeilArticle texttier 2
Quote, Article text
After German attacks on France, Weil left Paris with her family and fled to Marseille.
Sources
1. Marseille (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Marseille (Occitan: Marselha) is a city in southern France, the prefecture of the Bouches-du-Rhône department and of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.
  • Infobox, Population figure
    886,040
  • Lead section
    Together with its suburbs and exurbs, the Marseille metropolitan area, which extends over 3,972 km2 (1,534 sq mi), had a population of 1,917,728 as of 2023.
  • Infobox, Area
    241 km2
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    43.2964
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    5.37
  • Associated With: France, Infobox, Country
    France
  • In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Marseille (Wikidata)
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 6 m
  • P571 (inception)
    inception -600
View the Source
Wikidata: Marseille
Wikidata Q23482, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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