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  1. History. The region is roughly coterminous with the former French province of Provence, with the addition of the following adjacent areas: the former papal territory of Avignon, known as Comtat Venaissin; the former Sardinian-Piedmontese County of Nice annexed in 1860, whose coastline is known in English as the French Riviera and in French as the Côte d'Azur; and the southeastern part of the ...

  2. Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur est formée de six départements issus des anciennes provinces de Provence, du Comté de Nice, du Comtat Venaissin et d'une partie du Dauphiné : les Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, les Hautes-Alpes, les Alpes-Maritimes, les Bouches-du-Rhône, le Var et le Vaucluse. Par l'institutionnalisation des circonscriptions d'action ...

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  4. Sep 5, 2020 · UTC +1 and UTC +2 (DST) Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur is one of the most popular holiday regions in the south of France. The region covers a large area from the Mediterranean Sea up to the French Alps. Its identity as a geographical region is a hold over from the days of the Roman Empire. Its western border is the Rhône River and its eastern ...

    • 31,400 km 2
    • Euro (€)
    • Marseille
    • French Region
  5. Situation. Les Préalpes provençales. Elle se caractérise par son littoral méditerranéen où se concentre l'essentiel de la population. Avec une superficie de 31 400 km2, c'est la septième région de la France métropolitaine.Elle se classe troisième par sa population (5,9 millions d'habitants) après l' Île-de-France et Rhône-Alpes.

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