Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur or PACA (Occitan: Provença-Aups-Còsta d'Azur, Italian: Provenza-Alpi-Costa Azzurra) is one of the 18 administrative regions of France. Its capital is Marseille. Geography The Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region is the tenth largest region of France with an area of 31,399.8 km2 (12,124 sq mi). It is in southeastern France and borders to the east with Monaco and Italy (with the Italian regions of Liguria and Piedmont). To the north is the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region and to the west is the Occitanie region. To the south, the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur has about 900 km (560 mi) of coast along the Mediterranean Sea. The distances from Marseille, the capital of the region, to other cities are: Paris, the national capital, 775 km (482 mi); Toulouse, 407 km (253 mi); Bordeaux, 645 km (401 mi); Lyon, 315 km (196 mi); Montpellier, 169 km (105 mi); Nice, 203 km (126 mi). Rivers The only main drainage basin in the region is the Mediterranean basin; some of the rivers in region are: Mountains The Barre des Écrins, at 4,102 m (13,458 ft), is the highest mountain of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. It is in the Écrins National Park (French: Parc national des Écrins), one of the ten French national parks. The highest point of the different departments in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region are: Departments The Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region is formed by 6 departments: Arr. = Arrondissements Cant. = Cantons Comm. = Communes Demographics The Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region had, in 2014, a population of 4,983,438, with a population density of 158.7 inhabitants/km2. The main cities with more than 30,000 inhabitants (2014) in the region are: Gallery Related pages Provence Regions of France References Other websites Regional Council websiteArchived 2012-02-07 at the Wayback Machine (in French) Prefecture of the region Encyclopédie Larousse online (in French)