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Aix-en-Provence

The coat of arms of Aix-en-Provence Aix-en-Provence Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region  Aix-en-Provence Administration Country France Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Department Bouches-du-Rhône Arrondissement Aix-en-Provence Intercommunality Pays d'Aix Mayor Maryse Joissains-Masini (UMP)
(2008–2014) Statistics Elevation 173 m (568 ft) avg. Land area1 186.08 km2 (71.85 sq mi) Population2 142,743  (2008)  - Density 767 /km2 (1,990 /sq mi) INSEE/Postal code 13001/ 13100 or 13090 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 43°31′35″N 5°26′44″E / 43.526304°N 5.445429°E / 43.526304; 5.445429

Aix-en-Provence (French pronunciation: [ɛksɑ̃pʀovɑ̃s]; Provençal Occitan: Ais de Provença in classical norm, or Ais de Prouvènço in Mistralian norm, pronounced [ˈajz de pʀuˈvɛⁿsɔ]), or simply Aix (pronounced: [ɛks]; medieval Occitan Aics), is a city-commune in southern France, some 30 km (19 mi) north of Marseille. It is in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, in the département of Bouches-du-Rhône, of which it is a subprefecture. The population of Aix is approximately 143,000. Its inhabitants are called Aixois or, less commonly, Aquisextains.

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