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'''Provence''' (French: ''Provence'', Occitan: ''Provença'') is a historical region of Europe, in western [[Occitania]] and southwestern [[France]], located approximately between the [[Alps]], the [[Rhone River|Rhone]] Valley and the [[Mediterranean Sea]]. It is currently the basis of an official region of France whose administrative name is '''Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur''', whose capital is [[Marseille]] and which comprises the six departments of [[Vaucluse]], [[Bouches-du-Rhône]], [[Hautes-Alpes]], [[Alpes-de-Haute-Provence]], [[Var (department)|Var]] and [[Alpes-Maritimes]]. It has 4 818 000 inhabitants in an area of 31 400 km². | '''Provence''' (French: ''Provence'', Occitan: ''Provença'') is a historical region of Europe, in western [[Occitania]] and southwestern [[France]], located approximately between the [[Alps]], the [[Rhone River|Rhone]] Valley and the [[Mediterranean Sea]]. It is currently the basis of an official region of France whose administrative name is '''Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur''' (''PACA''), whose capital is [[Marseille]] and which comprises the six departments of [[Vaucluse]], [[Bouches-du-Rhône]], [[Hautes-Alpes]], [[Alpes-de-Haute-Provence]], [[Var (department)|Var]] and [[Alpes-Maritimes]]. It has 4 818 000 inhabitants in an area of 31 400 km². | ||
Revision as of 15:00, 27 October 2008
Provence (French: Provence, Occitan: Provença) is a historical region of Europe, in western Occitania and southwestern France, located approximately between the Alps, the Rhone Valley and the Mediterranean Sea. It is currently the basis of an official region of France whose administrative name is Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur (PACA), whose capital is Marseille and which comprises the six departments of Vaucluse, Bouches-du-Rhône, Hautes-Alpes, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Var and Alpes-Maritimes. It has 4 818 000 inhabitants in an area of 31 400 km².