Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Provença-Aups-Còsta d'Azur (Occitan) | |
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View of Menton on the French Riviera | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
| Coordinates: 44°00′N 6°00′E / 44.000°N 6.000°E | |
| Country | France |
| Prefecture | Marseille |
| Departments | 6
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| Government | |
| • President of the Regional Council | Renaud Muselier (DVD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 31,400 km2 (12,100 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 10th |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 5,170,312 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (430/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Provençals |
| GDP | |
| • Total | €206.744 billion (2022) |
| • Per capita | €40,000 (2022) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST |
| ISO 3166 code | FR-PAC |
| NUTS Region | FR8 |
| Website | maregionsud.fr |
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur[3][a] (commonly shortened to PACA), also known as Région Sud,[b] is one of the eighteen administrative regions of France, located at the far southeastern point of the mainland. The main prefecture and largest city is Marseille, France's second largest city after Paris and the 2nd largest urban area when combined with Aix-en-Provence with over 1.9 million residents.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ "EU regions by GDP, Eurostat". Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ The Commission nationale de toponymie uses the Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur version, in accordance with the French usage of hyphens. archive.wikiwix.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-05-11. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
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