Aix-en-Provence, or simply Aix, is a city and commune in southern France, about 30 km (20 mi) north of Marseille. A former capital of Provence, it is the subprefecture of the arrondissement of Aix-en-Provence, in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône, in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. The population of Aix-en-Provence is approximately 145,000. Its inhabitants are called Aixois or, less commonly, Aquisextains.
Le Tholonet is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. Its inhabitants are called Tholonétiens.
Ambroise Roux-Alphéran was a French public official and historian.
Jean-Baptiste Marie de Piquet, Marquess of Méjanes (1729-1786) was a French aristocrat, public servant and book collector.
Jean-Pancrace Chastel (1726–1793) was a French sculptor.
The Église de la Madeleine is a Roman Catholic church in Aix-en-Provence.
Laurent Vallon (1652-1724) was a French architect, mostly active in the Provence. Many of his buildings are now listed as monuments historiques.
Le Mémorial d'Aix was a bi-weekly French-language newspaper in Aix-en-Provence from 1837 to 1944.
Jean Espariat was a French lawyer and politician. He served as the first Mayor of Aix-en-Provence in 1790, and again as the third Mayor from 1791 to 1792. Additionally, he helped create the department of the Bouches-du-Rhône and served as a member of the Legislative Assembly from 1791 to 1792.
Jules-François-Paul Fauris de Saint-Vincens (1718–1798) was a French lawyer, politician, historian and numismatist.
The Bibliothèque Méjanes is the municipal public library of Aix-en-Provence, France. Inaugurated on 16 November 1810 as a part of the Aix-en-Provence City Hall, the library moved into a former match factory in 1989. Since 1993, the library has served as the center of the Cité du Livre, which joins the expansive library, a screening room for independent films, and numerous rooms and workspaces for events. It also houses the Fondation Saint-John Perse and the Association des amis de Jules Isaac.
Events from the year 1786 in France.
Jean-Baptiste Gaut (1819–1891) was a French Provençal poet and playwright from Aix-en-Provence. He was a chief advocate of the Provençal language and the Félibrige movement. He was known as "Félibre Gaut."
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Aix-en-Provence.
Henriette Dibon, also known as Farfantello, (1902-1989) was a French poet and short story writer. A member of the Félibrige, she wrote both in Provençal and French. She won three literary prizes from the Académie française.
Marius Bourrelly (1820–1896) was a French poet and playwright who wrote in Provençal.
Joseph Billioud was a 20th-century French historian. The historian Jacques Billioud was his son and Jean-Michel Billioud, a writer and Yves Billioud, a lawyer, his grandsons
Jean-Joseph Rive was an 18th-century French bibliographer, librarian and revolutionary leader.
Projet de communauté philosophe is a book written by the French philosopher Victor d'Hupay, published in 1777.
Marie-Louise Marchand-Thébault was a French historian and archivist, graduated in 1953 from the École Nationale des Chartes.
