Arrondissement of Marseille

Coordinates: 43°17′51″N 5°22′38″E / 43.29750°N 5.37722°E / 43.29750; 5.37722
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Marseille
Location within the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Location within the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentBouches-du-Rhône
No. of communes21
PrefectureMarseille
Area
683.2 km2 (263.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
1,090,221
 • Density1,596/km2 (4,130/sq mi)
INSEE code133

The arrondissement of Marseille is an arrondissement of France in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. It has 21 communes.[2] Its population is 1,069,909 (2016), and its area is 683.2 km2 (263.8 sq mi).[3]

Composition[edit]

The communes of the arrondissement of Marseille, and their INSEE codes, are:[2]

  1. Allauch (13002)
  2. Aubagne (13005)
  3. Auriol (13007)
  4. Belcodène (13013)
  5. La Bouilladisse (13016)
  6. Cadolive (13020)
  7. Carnoux-en-Provence (13119)
  8. Cassis (13022)
  9. Ceyreste (13023)
  10. La Ciotat (13028)
  11. Cuges-les-Pins (13030)
  12. La Destrousse (13031)
  13. Gémenos (13042)
  14. Marseille (13055)
  15. La Penne-sur-Huveaune (13070)
  16. Peypin (13073)
  17. Plan-de-Cuques (13075)
  18. Roquefort-la-Bédoule (13085)
  19. Roquevaire (13086)
  20. Saint-Savournin (13101)
  21. Septèmes-les-Vallons (13106)

History[edit]

The arrondissement of Marseille was created in 1800.[4] At the March 2017 reorganisation of the arrondissements of Bouches-du-Rhône, it lost one commune to the arrondissement of Aix-en-Provence, and it gained one commune from the arrondissement of Aix-en-Provence.[5]

As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Marseille were, as of January 2015:[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Arrondissement de Marseille (133)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
  3. ^ "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2019". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
  4. ^ Historique des Bouches-du-Rhône
  5. ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 17 February 2017" (PDF). pp. 16–19. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
  6. ^ Populations légales 2012: 13 Bouches-du-Rhône, INSEE

43°17′51″N 5°22′38″E / 43.29750°N 5.37722°E / 43.29750; 5.37722