Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
(PACA) (Provençal Occitan: Provença-Aups-Còsta
d'Azur in classical norm or Prouvènço-Aup-Costo
d'Azur in Mistralian norm) is one of the 26 regions of France
. (See
also
Provence.)
It is made up of:
It
encompasses six departments in
south-eastern France, bounded to the east by the Italian
border, to
the south by the Mediterranean Sea
and by the principality
of Monaco
, to the
north by Rhône-Alpes, and to the
west by Languedoc-Roussillon
, with the Rhône
river marking its westernmost border. The six departments
are:
The region logo displays the coat of arms created in the 1990s and
which combines the coats of arms of the old provinces making up
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Economically the region is the third most
important in France just behind Île-de-France
and Rhône-Alpes. Its GDP in 2006 was €
130,178 million ($US 163,600 million) and per capita GDP was €
27,095 ($US 34,051).
Major communities
The
largest cities in the region are Marseille
, Nice
, Toulon
, and
Aix-en-Provence
, each with a population exceeding 100,000
inhabitants as of the 1999 census. The
richest part of the Region is Nice's metropolitan area.
Well-known but smaller communities include
the many cities and towns along the French Riviera
, a popular tourist destination.
External links
, known as
Comtat Venaissin
(includes Juan-les-Pins
)
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