Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

French admeenistrative region

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (French pronunciation: ​[pʁɔ.vɑ̃s alp kot da.zyʁ]; Occitan: Provença-Aups-Còsta d'Azur / Prouvènço-Aup-Costo d'Azur) or PACA is ane o the 27 regions o Fraunce.

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Banner o Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
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Kintra Fraunce
PrefecturMarseille
Departments
Govrenment
 • PresesMichel Vauzelle (PS)
Area
 • Total31400 km2 (12,100 sq mi)
Population
 (2010-01-01)
 • Total4,951,388
 • Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
NUTS RegionFR8
Websiteregionpaca.fr

It is made up o:

It haes sax depairtments in sooth-eastren Fraunce, bundit tae the east bi the Italian border, tae the sooth bi the Mediterranean Sea an bi the principality o Monaco, tae the north bi Rhône-Alpes, an tae the wast bi Languedoc-Roussillon, wi the Rhône river markin its wastmaist border. The sax depairtments is:

The region logo displays the coat o airms creatit in the 1990s that combines the coats o airms o the auld provinces makkin up Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Economically the airt is the third maist importantest in Fraunce juist ahint Île-de-France an Rhône-Alpes. Its GDP in 2006 wis € 130,178 million ($US 163,600 million) an per caipita GDP wis € 27,095 ($US 34,051).

Major communities

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The lairgest ceeties in the airt is Marseille, Nice, Toulon, an Aix-en-Provence, ilka ane wi mair nor 100,000 fowk bidin in thaim in the 1999 census. The richest pairt o the Region is Nice's metropolitan aurie.

 
Marseille, the lairgest ceety in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Freemit airtins

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Coordinates: 44°00′N 6°00′E / 44.000°N 6.000°E / 44.000; 6.000