The arrondissement of Marseille is an

arrondissement An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, and certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands. Europe France The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissem ...

of France in the

Bouches-du-Rhône Bouches-du-Rhône ( ; , ; ; "the Mouths of the Rhône") is a Departments of France, department in southern France. It borders Vaucluse to the north, Gard to the west and Var (department), Var to the east. The Mediterranean Sea lies to the sout ...

department in the

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (commonly shortened to PACA), also known as Région Sud, is one of the eighteen Regions of France, administrative regions of France, located at the far southeastern point of the Metropolitan France, mainland. The main P ...

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. It has 21

communes A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...

. Its population is 1,090,221 (2021), and its area is .

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Marseille, and their

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s, are: # Allauch (13002) #

Aubagne Aubagne (; according to the classic norm or according to the Mistralian norm) is a Commune in France, commune in the southern French Departments of France, department of Bouches-du-Rhône. In 2020, the commune was awarded three flowers by the ...

(13005) # Auriol (13007) #

Belcodène Belcodène (; ) is a commune situated east of Marseille in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Wes ...

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La Bouilladisse La Bouilladisse (; ) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southern France. Geography A small residential town of forestry, farming and a little light industry situated in the valley of ...

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Cadolive Cadolive (; ) is a commune situated east of Marseille at the eastern extremity of the Massif de l'Étoile between Peypin and Saint-Savournin in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern Fran ...

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Carnoux-en-Provence Carnoux-en-Provence (; ), commonly referred to simply as Carnoux, is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southern France. It was created in 1966 from the commune of Roquefort-la-Bédoule. ...

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Cassis Cassis (; Occitan: ''Cassís'') is a commune situated east of Marseille in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, whose coastline is known in English as the French Riviera, in Southern France. It is a ...

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Ceyreste Ceyreste (; ) is a commune located about 23 km (14.3 mi) east of Marseille in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern France. Population Its inhabitants are called ''Ceyrestens'' i ...

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La Ciotat La Ciotat (; ; in Mistralian spelling ''La Ciéutat''; 'the City') is a Communes of France, commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône Departments of France, department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region in Southern France. It ...

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Cuges-les-Pins Cuges-les-Pins (; ), commonly referred to simply as Cuges, is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southern France. Situated east of Marseille, on the departmental border with Var, it ha ...

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La Destrousse La Destrousse (; ) is a commune in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas Fr ...

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Gémenos Gémenos (; ) is a commune located 20 kilometers east of Marseille in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern France. Population History A property abstract belonging to Wilhem, Count of Mars ...

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Marseille Marseille (; ; see #Name, below) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Bouches-du-Rhône and of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region. Situated in the ...

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La Penne-sur-Huveaune La Penne-sur-Huveaune (, literally ''La Penne on Huveaune''; Provençal: ''La Pena d’Evèuna'') is a commune east of Marseille and west of Aubagne along the A50 autoroute in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône in the Provence-Alpes-Côt ...

(13070) # Peypin (13073) #

Plan-de-Cuques Plan-de-Cuques (; ) is a commune northeast of Marseille in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of France. It is located 9.2 km (5.7 mi) from Marseille. Population The inhabitants are call ...

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Roquefort-la-Bédoule Roquefort-la-Bédoule (; ) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southern France. Its inhabitants are called ''Bédoulens'' (masculine) and ''Bédoulennes'' (feminine). In 2018, Roquefort ...

(13085) #

Roquevaire Roquevaire (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Huveaune valley between Aubagne and Auriol, Bouches-du-Rhône, Auriol in the Bouches-du-Rhône Departments of France, department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region ...

(13086) # Saint-Savournin (13101) #

Septèmes-les-Vallons Septèmes-les-Vallons (; ) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. It is located 10.7 km (6.5 mi) north from the centre of Marseille. Population See also *Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône departmen ...

(13106)

History

The arrondissement of Marseille was created in 1800.Historique des Bouches-du-Rhône
/ref> At the March 2017 reorganisation of the arrondissements of Bouches-du-Rhône, it lost one commune to the

arrondissement of Aix-en-Provence 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 460,747 (2021), and its area is . Composition The communes ...

, and it gained one commune from the arrondissement of Aix-en-Provence. As a result of the reorganisation of the

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which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Marseille were, as of January 2015:Populations légales 2012: 13 Bouches-du-Rhône
INSEE # Allauch # Aubagne-Est # Aubagne-Ouest #

# Marseille-La Belle-de-Mai # Marseille-Belsunce # Marseille-La Blancarde # Marseille-Le Camas # Marseille-La Capelette # Marseille-Les Cinq-Avenues # Marseille-Les Grands-Carmes # Marseille-Mazargues # Marseille-Montolivet # Marseille - Notre-Dame-du-Mont # Marseille - Notre-Dame-Limite # Marseille-Les Olives # Marseille-La Pointe-Rouge # Marseille-La Pomme # Marseille-La Rose # Marseille - Saint-Barthélemy # Marseille - Sainte-Marguerite # Marseille - Saint-Giniez # Marseille - Saint-Just # Marseille - Saint-Lambert # Marseille - Saint-Marcel # Marseille - Saint-Mauront # Marseille-Les Trois Lucs # Marseille-Vauban # Marseille-Verduron #

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