Also spelled:
Marseilles
Ancient:
Massilia or Massalia

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Marseille, city, capital of Bouches-du-Rhône département, southern France, and also the administrative and commercial capital of Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, one of France’s fastest growing régions. Located west of the French Riviera, Marseille is one of the major ports of the Mediterranean Sea. It is situated on the Mediterranean’s Gulf of Lion within a semicircle of limestone hills and lies 536 miles (863 kilometers) south-southeast of Paris by rail and 218 miles southeast of Lyon. Area city proper, 93 square miles (241 square kilometers); metropolitan area, 365 square miles (946 square kilometers). Pop. (1999) city, 807,071; metropolitan area, 1,349,772; (2005 est.) city, ...(100 of 4608 words)