Marseille (/mÉ'Ë rˈseɪ/ mar-SAY, also spelled in English as
Marseilles; French: [maÊ sÉ›j] (listen), locally [maχˈsÉ›jÉ™]
(listen); Occitan: Marselha [maʀˈsejÉ", -ˈsijÉ"]) is the prefecture
of the department of Bouches-du-Rhône and region of
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in France. It is located on the
Mediterranean coast near the mouth of the Rhône. Marseille is the
second largest city in France, covering an area of 241 km2 (93 sq mi)
and had a population of 870,018 in 2016. Its metropolitan area, which
extends over 3,174 km2 (1,225 sq mi) is the third-largest in France
after those of Paris and Lyon, with a population of 1,760,653 as of
2017, or 3,100,329 (2019) by the broader Eurostat definition of
metropolitan region.One of Europe's oldest cities, founded around 600
BC and known to the ancient Greeks as Massalia (Greek:
Μασσαλία, romanized: Massalía) and Romans as Massilia.
Marseille has been a trading port since ancient times. In particular,
it experienced a considerable commercial boom during the colonial
period and especially during the 19th century, becoming a prosperous
industrial and trading city. Inherited from this past, the Grand Port
Maritime de Marseille (GPMM) and the maritime economy are major poles
of regional and national activity and Marseille remains the first
French port, the second Mediterranean port and the fifth European
port. Marseille's openness to the Mediterranean Sea has made it a
cosmopolitan city marked by cultural and economic exchanges with
Southern Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and Asia since its
origins. In Europe, the city has the third largest Jewish community
after London and Paris.In the 1990s, the Euroméditerranée project
for economic development and urban renewal was launched. New
infrastructures and renovations were carried out in the 2000s and
2010: the tramway, the renovation of the Hôtel-Dieu into a luxury
hotel, Le Silo, the expansion of the Velodrome stadium, the CMA CGM
Tower, and other quayside museums such as the Museum of Civilizations
of Europe and the Mediterranean (MuCEM). As a consequence the city was
named European Capital of Culture in 2013 and European Capital of
Sport in 2017. Additionally, Marseille hosted matches at the 1998
World Cup and Euro 2016. It is also home to several higher education
institutions in the region, including the University of Aix-Marseille. Marseille Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter