Arrondissement of Marseille facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Arrondissement of Marseille
Arrondissement of France
Marseille in Bouches-du-Rhône
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Bouches-du-Rhône
Communes	37
Prefecture	Marseille
INSEE code	133
Area
• Total	671.6 km2 (259.3 sq mi)
Population  (2014)
• Total	1,058,615
• Density	1,576.26/km2 (4,082.49/sq mi)

The arrondissement of Marseille is like a big administrative area in France. Think of it as a large district or region within a department. It's located in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, which is part of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. The main city and capital of this area is Marseille, which is also the capital of the whole Bouches-du-Rhône department.

A Look Back in Time

The Bouches-du-Rhône department was created in 1800. The arrondissement of Marseille was one of the first parts of this new department.

Where is Marseille Arrondissement?

The arrondissement of Marseille is in the southeast part of the Bouches-du-Rhône department.

• To the north and west, it shares a border with the Aix-en-Provence arrondissement.
• To the east, it borders the Var department.
• To the south, it meets the beautiful Mediterranean Sea.

This arrondissement is the second smallest in the department by land area. However, it has the most people living in it! It covers about 671.6 square kilometers (259.3 sq mi). In 2014, over 1 million people lived here.

How is Marseille Arrondissement Organized?

Cantons: Local Groupings

In France, a "canton" is a group of smaller towns or parts of a big city. Since 2015, cantons are not always fully inside one arrondissement. But in the Marseille arrondissement, all 15 cantons are completely within its borders.

Here are the 15 cantons in this area:

Communes: Towns and Villages

The arrondissement of Marseille has 37 "communes." A commune is like a local town or village. The city of Marseille itself is so big that it's divided into 16 smaller "municipal arrondissements."

Here are some of the communes in this arrondissement:

Biggest Communes by Population

Here are the communes with the most people living in them (based on 2014 numbers):

Related pages

• Arrondissements of the Bouches-du-Rhône department
• List of arrondissements of France

See also

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