Bouches-du-Rhône

Bouches-du-Rhône (Occitan: Bocas de Ròse, lit. "Mooths o the Rhône") is a depairtment in the sooth o Fraunce named efter the mooth o the Rhône River. History History o the department Bouches-du-Rhône is ane o the oreeginal 83 depairtments creatit durin the French Revolution on 4 Mairch 1790. It wis creatit frae the wastren pairt o the umwhile province o Provence an the principalities o Orange, Martigues, an Lambesc. It lost pairt o its territory in 1793, includin Orange an Apt, when the Vaucluse depairtment wis creatit. Follaein its creation, the depairtment wis immediately strangly an actively supportive o the French Revolution, containin 90 "Jacobin Clubs" by 1794. It wis an aa noteworthy that mair nor 50% o the priests in the depairtment acceptit the Ceevil Constitution o the Clergy which in effect subordinatit the kirk tae the govrenment. Durin the ascendancy o the Communist Pairty in the twintiet century election results indicatit that support for left-wing politics remained relatively strang in the depairtment, an especially in the northren suburbs o Marseille. History o the aurie The history o the aurie is closely linked tae that o Provence. Marseille haes been an important harbor syne afore Julius Caesar's conquest o Gaul. The Roman presence haes left numerous monuments athort the depairtment. Geografie The depairtment is pairt o the current region o Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. It is surroondit bi the depairtments o Gard on the wast, Vaucluse on the north, an Var on the east, an bi the Mediterranean Sea on the sooth. Marseille contains an important harbor. Ither ceeties include: Salon de Provence Aix-en-Provence Aubagne Arles Cassis Fos-sur-Mer Istres La Ciotat Martigues Rivers include: Rhône, which forms the border wi the Gard depairtment Rhône delta (the Camargue), in the soothwastren pairt o the depairtment Durance Arc Huveaune Lakes include: Étang de Berre Étang de Vaccarès, in Camargue Muntains include: Alpilles muntain range Calanques atween Marseille an La Ciotat Corniche des Crêtes Garlaban Mont Puget Montagnette hills Sainte-Victoire muntain Sainte-Baume massif Cultur The depairtment is well representit in French airt. Paul Cézanne paintit numerous representations o the Mont Sainte-Victoire. Vincent van Gogh spent hintle o his life in Arles, paintin mony scenes in the aurie. See an aa Cantons o the Bouches-du-Rhône depairtment Communes o the Bouches-du-Rhône depairtment Arrondissements o the Bouches-du-Rhône depairtment Freemit airtins Bouches-du-Rhone at Curlie (in French) Prefecture wabsteid Archived 2011-10-26 at the Wayback Machine (in French) General Cooncil wabsteid Archived 2010-03-01 at the Wayback Machine (in French) Wabsteid frae the Camargue Archived 2012-10-15 at the Wayback Machine Sources