Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Provença-Aups-Còsta d'Azur (Occitan) | |
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View of Menton on the French Riviera | |
| Coordinates: 44°00′N 6°00′E / 44.000°N 6.000°E | |
| Country | France |
| Prefecture | Marseille |
| Departments | 6
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| Government | |
| • President of the Regional Council | Renaud Muselier (DVD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 31,400 km2 (12,100 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 10th |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 5,170,312 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (430/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Provençals |
| GDP | |
| • Total | €206.744 billion (2022) |
| • Per capita | €40,000 (2022) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST |
| ISO 3166 code | FR-PAC |
| NUTS Region | FR8 |
| Website | maregionsud.fr |
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (commonly shortened to PACA), also known as Région Sud, is one of the eighteen administrative regions of France, located at the far southeastern point of the mainland. The main prefecture and largest city is Marseille, France's third largest city after Paris and Lyon and the 2nd largest urban area when combined with Aix-en-Provence with slightly less than one million residents.