Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Bouches-du-Rhône Details Information Number 13 Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Prefecture Marseille Subprefectures Aix-en-Provence Arles Istres Population  - Total (1999)  - Density Ranked 3rd 1,835,719 361 /km² Area 5,087 km² Arrondissementss 4 Cantons 58 Communes 119 President of the general council Jean-Noël Guérini Location Bouches-du-Rhône is a French département. Located in the south of France, it was formerly part of the province of Provence. Table of contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Economy 4 Demographics 5 Culture 6 Miscellaneous topics 7 External links History Marseille has been a harbor since classical times. Geography The Bouches-du-Rhône département is surrounded by the Gard (west), Vaucluse (north), and Var (east) départements, and by the Mediterranean Sea (south). Other significant cities include: Fos sur Mer, La Ciotat, Martigues Rivers include: the Rhône, which marks the border with the Gard département. See also: Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône département Economy Demographics Culture Touristic highlights include: Cities of Marseille and Aix en Provence Roman and Romanesque monuments of Arles, UNESCO World Heritage Site The Camargue and the city of Saintes Maries de la Mer Alphonse Daudet's Mill in Fontvieille Les Baux de Provence, medieval village Tarascon, medieval castle and church Historically, Provençal, a form of the Occitan language, was spoken in the area. Istres, fourth largest town of Bouches-du-Rhone (40 000 inhabitants) Miscellaneous topics External links Conseil General's (département's governing body) website (in French) French départements: 01|02|03|04|05|06|07|08|09|10|11|12|13|14|15|16|17|18|19|2A|2B|21|22|23|24|25 26|27|28|29|30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|40|41|42|43|44|45|46|47|48|49|50 51|52|53|54||55|56|57|58|59|60|61|62|63|64|65|66|67|68|69|70|71|72|73|74|75 76|77|78|79|80|81|82|83|84|85|86|87|88|89|90|91|92|93|94|95 Départements d'outre-mer: 971|972|973|974 France | Administrative divisions of France | French régions | French départements | French arrondissements | French cantons | French communes This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.