University of Provence
| Type | Public research university |
|---|---|
| Established | 1409–1792 1896–1968 1968–2012 |
| President | Jean-Paul Caverni |
Academic staff | 1,527 |
Administrative staff | 835 |
| Students | 23,056 |
| Undergraduates | 12,807 |
| Postgraduates | 7,948 |
| 1,297 | |
| Location | , |
| Website | https://web.archive.org/web/20061010125054/http://www.univ-provence.fr/ (in French) |
The University of Provence Aix-Marseille I (French: Université de Provence) was a public research university mostly located in Aix-en-Provence and Marseille. It was one of the three Universities of Aix-Marseille and was part of the Academy of Aix and Marseille. On 1 January 2012, it merged with the University of the Mediterranean and Paul Cézanne University to become Aix-Marseille University, the youngest, but also the largest in terms of students, budgets and staff in the French-speaking world.