Marseilles has an extremely diverse and mixed population.
It's location as the first port of call after the Maghreb, has, over the centuries brought a variety of peoples of different nationalities to its shores, including large proportions of immigrants from Northern Africa, but also Italians, Turks, Spanish and Portugese. The accent of the local population of Marseilles is famous throughout the world, an accent which Marcel Pagnol made so popular in his films.