Collection Yann Arthus-Bertrand
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Hope Production / Yann Arthus-Bertrand / Aerialcollection
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Reference : FR1309-MD001163
Keywords : Europe aerial coast sea Mediterranean paysage urbain working class area city zone côtière
Marseille, also known as Marseilles, is the capital of the Bouches-du-Rhône department and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. It is the country's second largest city, after Paris, with a population of 852,516 in 2012 and an area of 241 km2 (93 sq mi), the 3rd-largest metropolitan area in France after Paris and Lyon.
Known to the ancient Greeks and Romans as Massalia, Marseille was the most important trading centre in the region and the main commercial port of the French Republic. Marseille is now France's largest city on the Mediterranean coast and the largest port for commerce, freight and cruise ships. The city was European Capital of Culture, together with Košice, Slovakia, in 2013. It hosted the FIFA World Cup 1998 and the UEFA Euro 2016, and will be the European Capital of Sport in 2017. The city is home to several campuses of Aix-Marseille University and part of one of the largest metropolitan conurbations in France, the Metropolis of Aix-Marseille-Provence.