Premise: The Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis ( métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence ) is a French intercommunality formed on , encompassing the urban agglomerations of Marseille , Aix-en-Provence , Aubagne , Martigues and other smaller towns in the suburbs of Marseille , in the Bouches-du-Rhône departement .
Hypothesis: Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis is a province.
Label: NEUTRAL