In France, a municipal arrondissement is a subdivision of the commune, and is used in the country's three largest cities: Paris, Lyon and Marseille. It functions as an even lower administrative division, with its own mayor. Although usually referred to simply as "arrondissements", they should not be confused with departmental arrondissements, which are groupings of communes within one département.
The 4 arrondissements of the Bouches-du-Rhône department are:
- Arrondissement of Aix-en-Provence, with 48 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 450,153 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Arles, with 29 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 171,684 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Istres, with 21 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 327,971 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Marseille, with 21 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 1,069,909 in 2016.
The arrondissement of Aix-en-Provence is an arrondissement of France in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. It has 48 communes. Its population is 450,153 (2016), and its area is 1,657.5 km2 (640.0 sq mi).
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. Its population is 1,069,909 (2016), and its area is 683.2 km2 (263.8 sq mi).
The 1st arrondissement of Marseille is one of the 16 arrondissements of Marseille. It is governed locally together with the 7th arrondissement, with which it forms the 1st sector of Marseille.
The 2nd arrondissement of Marseille is one of the 16 arrondissements of Marseille. It is governed locally together with the 3rd arrondissement, with which it forms the 2nd sector of Marseille.
The 9th arrondissement of Marseille is one of 16 arrondissements of Marseille. This district is the largest in the city. The 9th arrondissement borders the 8th, 10th and 11th arrondissements. It is governed locally together with the 10th arrondissement, with which it forms the 5th sector of Marseille.
The 10th arrondissement of Marseille is a district (arrondissement) in the city of Marseille. The district is located east of the City. It borders the 5th and 12th arrondissement in the north, the 11th in the east, the 9th in the south, the 8th in the southwest and the 6th in the west. It is governed locally together with the 9th arrondissement, with which it forms the 5th sector of Marseille.
The 3rd arrondissement of Marseille is one of the 16 arrondissements of Marseille. It is governed locally together with the 2nd arrondissement, with which it forms the 2nd sector of Marseille.
The 4th arrondissement of Marseille is one of the 16 arrondissements of Marseille. It is governed locally together with the 5th arrondissement, with which it forms the 3rd sector of Marseille.
The 5th arrondissement of Marseille is one of the 16 arrondissements of Marseille. It is governed locally together with the 4th arrondissement, with which it forms the 3rd sector of Marseille.
The 6th arrondissement of Marseille is one of the 16 arrondissements of Marseille. It is governed locally together with the 8th arrondissement, with which it forms the 4th sector of Marseille.
The 7th arrondissement of Marseille is one of the 16 arrondissements of Marseille, France. It is governed locally together with the 1st arrondissement, with which it forms the 1st sector of Marseille.
The 8th arrondissement of Marseille is one of the 16 arrondissements of Marseille, France. It is governed locally together with the 6th arrondissement, with which it forms the 4th sector of Marseille.
The 11th arrondissement of Marseille is one of the 16 arrondissements of Marseille. It is governed locally together with the 12th arrondissement, with which it forms the 6th sector of Marseille.
The 12th arrondissement of Marseille, commonly known as Marseille 12, is one of the 16 arrondissements of Marseille. It is governed locally together with the 11th arrondissement, with which it forms the 6th sector of Marseille.
The 13th arrondissement of Marseille is one of the 16 arrondissements of Marseille. It is governed locally together with the 14th arrondissement, with which it forms the 7th sector of Marseille.
The 14th arrondissement of Marseille is one of the 16 arrondissements of Marseille. It is governed locally together with the 13th arrondissement, with which it forms the 7th sector of Marseille.
The 16th arrondissement of Marseille is one of the 16 arrondissements of Marseille. It is governed locally together with the 15th arrondissement, with which it forms the 8th sector of Marseille.
Marseille is the prefecture of the Bouches-du-Rhône department and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in France. Situated in the Provence historical province, it is located on the coast of the Gulf of Lion, part of the Mediterranean Sea, near the mouth of the Rhône. Marseille is the second-largest city in France, covering an area of 241 km2 (93 sq mi); it had a population of 870,018 in 2016. Its metropolitan area, which extends over 3,174 km2 (1,225 sq mi), is the third-largest in France after those of Paris and Lyon, with a population of 1,760,653 as of 2017, or 3,100,329 (2019) by the broader Eurostat definition of metropolitan region. Its inhabitants are called Marseillais.
