Bouches-du-Rhône is a department in southern France. It borders Vaucluse to the north, Gard to the west and Var to the east. The Mediterranean Sea lies to the south. Its prefecture and largest city is Marseille; other important cities include Aix-en-Provence, Arles, Martigues and Aubagne.
The Muséum d’histoire naturel de Marseille, also known in English as the Natural History Museum of Marseille, is one of the most visited natural history museums in France. It was founded in 1819 by Jean-Baptiste, marquis de Montgrand and Christophe de Villeneuve-Bargemon, prefect of the Bouches-du-Rhône department. It is located in the Palais Longchamp, 4th arrondissement of Marseille, built according to the plans of Henri-Jacques Espérandieu.
Jean-Baptiste Marie de Piquet, Marquess of Méjanes (1729-1786) was a French aristocrat, public servant and book collector.
Bruno Gilles is a French politician who represented the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Senate from 2008 to 2020. A former member of The Republicans, he joined Horizons in 2021. Gilles previously served as the member of the National Assembly for the 5th constituency of Bouches-du-Rhône from 2002 to 2007.
Samia Ghali is a French politician who served as a Senator for Bouches-du-Rhône from 2008 to 2020. A member of the Socialist Party (PS), she also held the mayorship of the 8th sector of Marseille, which comprises the 15th and 16th arrondissements, from 2008 to 2017. Ghali, who has been a deputy to successive Marseille Mayors Michèle Rubirola and Benoît Payan since 2020, has also held a seat in the Departmental Council of Bouches-du-Rhône since 2021.
Dominique Louis Féréol Papety was a French painter. He is best known for his canvases and drawings on Greek themes, both Classical and contemporary, and is considered an early member of the Néo-Grec movement.
Claude-Marius Vaïsse was a French lawyer who joined the administration of the July Monarchy. During the French Second Republic he was briefly Minister of the Interior. Under the Second French Empire he was appointed prefect of the Rhône department. He was called the "Hausmann of Lyon" for his work on urban design in Lyon.
Jean-Joseph Dassy, a French historical and portrait painter, and lithographer, was born at Marseilles on 27 December 1791, and died in the same city on 27 July 1865.
Léontine de Maësen was a Belgian soprano active on the opera stages of France from 1858 to 1868. She is most remembered today for having created the role of Leïla in Bizet's 1863 opera, Les pêcheurs de perles.
The Bouches-du-Rhône Police Prefecture, headed by the Bouches-du-Rhône Police Prefect, is a Prefecture of Police part of the National Police, which is a police force in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône. It was created on 16 October 2012.
The Trévaresse is a series of hilltops in the Bouches-du-Rhône, France.
François Carli was a French sculptor.
Canus Natus was a French Saint in the fifth century.
Jean Louis Florent Polydore Roux was a French painter and naturalist.
Jean-François-Marie d'Arquier de Barbegal (1761–1794), also known as de Baumelles, parliamentarian from Aix in the 18th century, was involved in the federalist movement of 1793 during the French Revolution.
Claire Pitollat is a French engineer and politician who has represented the 2nd constituency of the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the National Assembly from 2017 to 2024. A member of La République En Marche! (LREM), her constituency encompasses the 7th and 8th arrondissements of Marseille.
Théodore Antoine Louis Jourdan was a French painter of rural genre scenes.
The Departmental Council of Bouches-du-Rhône, sometimes abbreviated "CD 13", is the deliberative assembly of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône. It consists of 58 members, known as departmental councilors, from 29 cantons. Its headquarters are in Marseille, the department's prefecture.
Jacques Joseph Thulis was a French astronomer. He was director of Marseille Observatory.
The Hôtel de Ville is a historic building in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, southern France, standing on Quai du Port. It was designated a monument historique by the French government in 1948.
