Arrondissement of Marseille

The arrondissement of Marseille is an arrondissement of France in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. It has 21 communes.[1] Its population is 1,069,909 (2016), and its area is 683.2 km2 (263.8 sq mi).[2]

For the municipal arrondissements of the city of Marseille, see Arrondissements of Marseille.
Marseille
Arrondissement
Location within the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentBouches-du-Rhône
No. of communes21
PrefectureMarseille
Area
 • Total683.2 km2 (263.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total1,069,909
 • Density1,566/km2 (4,060/sq mi)
INSEE code133

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Marseille, and their INSEE codes, are:[1]

  1. Allauch (13002)
  2. Aubagne (13005)
  3. Auriol (13007)
  4. Belcodène (13013)
  5. La Bouilladisse (13016)
  6. Cadolive (13020)
  7. Carnoux-en-Provence (13119)
  8. Cassis (13022)
  9. Ceyreste (13023)
  10. La Ciotat (13028)
  11. Cuges-les-Pins (13030)
  12. La Destrousse (13031)
  13. Gémenos (13042)
  14. Marseille (13055)
  15. La Penne-sur-Huveaune (13070)
  16. Peypin (13073)
  17. Plan-de-Cuques (13075)
  18. Roquefort-la-Bédoule (13085)
  19. Roquevaire (13086)
  20. Saint-Savournin (13101)
  21. Septèmes-les-Vallons (13106)

History

The arrondissement of Marseille was created in 1800.[3] At the March 2017 reorganisation of the arrondissements of Bouches-du-Rhône, it lost one commune to the arrondissement of Aix-en-Provence, and it gained one commune from the arrondissement of Aix-en-Provence.[4]

As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Marseille were, as of January 2015:[5]

  1. Allauch
  2. Aubagne-Est
  3. Aubagne-Ouest
  4. La Ciotat
  5. Marseille-La Belle-de-Mai
  6. Marseille-Belsunce
  7. Marseille-La Blancarde
  8. Marseille-Le Camas
  9. Marseille-La Capelette
  10. Marseille-Les Cinq-Avenues
  11. Marseille-Les Grands-Carmes
  12. Marseille-Mazargues
  13. Marseille-Montolivet
  14. Marseille - Notre-Dame-du-Mont
  15. Marseille - Notre-Dame-Limite
  16. Marseille-Les Olives
  17. Marseille-La Pointe-Rouge
  18. Marseille-La Pomme
  19. Marseille-La Rose
  20. Marseille - Saint-Barthélemy
  21. Marseille - Sainte-Marguerite
  22. Marseille - Saint-Giniez
  23. Marseille - Saint-Just
  24. Marseille - Saint-Lambert
  25. Marseille - Saint-Marcel
  26. Marseille - Saint-Mauront
  27. Marseille-Les Trois Lucs
  28. Marseille-Vauban
  29. Marseille-Verduron
  30. Roquevaire

References
  1. "Arrondissement de Marseille (133)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
  2. "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2019". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
  3. Historique des Bouches-du-Rhône
  4. "Arrêté préfectoral, 17 February 2017" (PDF). pp. 16–19. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
  5. "Populations légales 2012" (PDF). INSEE. December 2014. Retrieved 2019-10-08.

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