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Marseilles
Country: France
Port Authority: Port Aut de Marseille
Address: 23, place de la Joliette - BP 81965 13226 Marseille - Cedex 02
State: Bouches-du-Rhone
City: Marseille
Phone: (33) 4 91 39 40 00
FAX: (33) 4 91 39 57 00
TELEX: 440746
Country Time Zone: +1
Port Time Zone: GMT +1
Latitude: 43Ί 19.0' N
Longitude: 005Ί 22.0' E
Status: Port Open
UNCTAD: FRMRS
Website: http://www.marseille-port.fr
Description
Marseille, (English alt. Marseilles — Provençal Occitan: Marselha in classical norm or Marsiho in Mistralian norm — Origin: Greek: Massalia / Μασσαλία) is the second-largest city of France and forms the third-largest metropolitan area, with 1,516,340 inhabitants at the 1999 census and 1,605,000 inhabitants in 2007 after Paris and Lyon. Located on the south east coast of France on the Mediterranean Sea, it is France's largest commercial port.
Associated Companies
Ports in France