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Revision as of 08:10, 13 November 2002 by Olivier (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Marseille is the second largest city in France. (The English spelling "Marseilles" is falling out of usage).
Population:
- City proper: 807,071 (1999 census).
- Marseille-Aix-en-Provence urban area: 1,516,340 (1999 census).
Located in the former province of Provence and on the Mediterranean sea, it is France's largest commercial port.
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Marseille is the préfecture (capital) of the département of Bouches-du-Rhône.
The French rap band IAM is from Marseille.
The metro is rubber-tired.
=Higlights
- The old harbor
- Notre-Dame de la Garde
- Château d'If, an ancient prison island, where the The Count of Monte Cristo was jailed, in Alexandre Dumas' novel