Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
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| Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |||
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| — Region of France — | |||
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| Country | France | ||
| Capital | Marseille | ||
| Government | |||
| - President | Michel Vauzelle (PS) | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 31,400 km2 (12,123.6 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2007-01-01) | |||
| - Total | 4,818,000 | ||
| - Density | 153.4/km2 (397.4/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| NUTS Region | FR8 | ||
| Website | regionpaca.fr | ||
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (PACA) (Provençal Occitan: Provença-Aups-Còsta d'Azur in classical norm or Prouvènço-Aup-Costo d'Azur in Mistralian norm) is one of the 26 regions of France. (See also Provence.)
It is made up of:
- the former French province of Provence
- the former papal territory of Avignon, known as Comtat Venaissin
- the former Sardinian-Piedmontese county of Nice, whose coastline is known in English as the French Riviera, and in French as the Côte d'Azur
- the southeastern part of the former French province of Dauphiné, in the French Alps.
It encompasses six departments in south-eastern France, bounded to the east by the Italian border, to the south by the Mediterranean Sea and by the principality of Monaco, to the north by Rhône-Alpes, and to the west by Languedoc-Roussillon, with the Rhône river marking its westernmost border. The six departments are:
The region logo displays the coat of arms created in the 1990s and which combines the coats of arms of the old provinces making up Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Economically the region is the third most important in France just behind Île-de-France and Rhône-Alpes. Its GDP in 2006 was € 130,178 million ($US 163,600 million) and per capita GDP was € 27,095 ($US 34,051).
[edit] Major communities
The largest cities in the region are Marseille, Nice, Toulon, and Aix-en-Provence, each with a population exceeding 100,000 inhabitants as of the 1999 census. The richest part of the Region is Nice's metropolitan area.
- Aix-en-Provence
- Antibes (includes Juan-les-Pins)
- Arles
- Aubagne
- Avignon
- Cannes
- Draguignan
- Fréjus
- Grasse
- Hyères
- La Seyne-sur-Mer
- Le Cannet
- Mandelieu-la-Napoule
- Marseille
- Mougins
- Martigues
- Nice
- Toulon
- Villeneuve-Loubet
Well-known but smaller communities include the many cities and towns along the French Riviera, a popular tourist destination.
[edit] External links
- Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur at the Open Directory Project
- Conseil régional Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Official website
- NotreProvence.fr Discover the Provence on NotreProvence.fr (fr)
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Coordinates: 44°00′N 6°00′E / 44°N 6°E
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