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'''Bouches-du-Rhône''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|b|uː|ʃ|_|dj|uː|_|ˈ|r|oʊ|n}} {{respell|BOOSH|_|dew|_|ROHN}}; {{langx|fr|les Bouches-du-Rhône}} {{IPA|fr|le buʒ dy ʁon|}}, {{IPA|fr|le ˈbuʃə dy ˈʁɔnə|label=[[Meridional French|locally]]|generic=yes}}; {{langx|oc|lei Bocas de Ròse}} {{IPA|oc|lej ˈbukɔz de ˈʀɔze|}}; "the Mouths of the [[Rhône]]") is a [[Departments of France|department]] in [[southern France]]. It borders [[Vaucluse]] to the north, [[Gard]] to the west and [[Var (department)|Var]] to the east. The [[Mediterranean Sea]] lies to the south. Its [[Prefectures in France|prefecture]] and largest city is [[Marseille]]; other important cities include [[Aix-en-Provence]], [[Arles]], [[Martigues]] and [[Aubagne]].

'''Bouches-du-Rhône''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|b|uː|ʃ|_|dj|uː|_|ˈ|r|oʊ|n}} {{respell|BOOSH|_|dew|_|ROHN}}; {{langx|fr|les Bouches-du-Rhône}} {{IPA|fr|le buʃ dy ʁon||LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-Bouches-du-Rhône.wav}}, {{IPA|fr|le ˈbuʃə dy ˈʁɔnə|label=[[Meridional French|locally]]|generic=yes}}; {{langx|oc|lei Bocas de Ròse}} {{IPA|oc|lej ˈbukɔz de ˈʀɔze|}}; "the Mouths of the [[Rhône]]") is a [[Departments of France|department]] in [[southern France]]. It borders [[Vaucluse]] to the north, [[Gard]] to the west and [[Var (department)|Var]] to the east. The [[Mediterranean Sea]] lies to the south. Its [[Prefectures in France|prefecture]] and largest city is [[Marseille]]; other important cities include [[Aix-en-Provence]], [[Arles]], [[Martigues]] and [[Aubagne]].

Marseille, France's second-largest city, has one of the largest [[Containerization|container]] ports in the country. It prides itself on being France's oldest city, founded by Greek settlers from [[Phocaea]] around 600 BC.<ref>Vella, Alexandre (7 February 2022). [https://www.20minutes.fr/societe/3229543-20220207-marseille-plus-vieille-ville-france-rien-voir-o-vestiges-archeologiques "« Marseille est la plus vieille ville de France, mais il n’y a rien à voir »… Mais où sont les vestiges archéologiques ?"], ''20-minutes.fr'' (in French).</ref> Bouches-du-Rhône is the most populous department of the [[Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur]] [[Regions of France|region]], with 2,043,110 inhabitants as of 2019.<ref name=pop2019>[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/6011060/dep13.pdf Populations légales 2019: 13 Bouches-du-Rhône], INSEE</ref> It has an area of {{convert|5087|km2|abbr=on}}. Its [[Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques|INSEE]] and postal code is 13.

Marseille, France's second-largest city, has one of the largest [[Containerization|container]] ports in the country. It prides itself on being France's oldest city, founded by Greek settlers from [[Phocaea]] around 600 BC.<ref>Vella, Alexandre (7 February 2022). [https://www.20minutes.fr/societe/3229543-20220207-marseille-plus-vieille-ville-france-rien-voir-o-vestiges-archeologiques "« Marseille est la plus vieille ville de France, mais il n’y a rien à voir »… Mais où sont les vestiges archéologiques ?"], ''20-minutes.fr'' (in French).</ref> Bouches-du-Rhône is the most populous department of the [[Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur]] [[Regions of France|region]], with 2,043,110 inhabitants as of 2019.<ref name=pop2019>[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/6011060/dep13.pdf Populations légales 2019: 13 Bouches-du-Rhône], INSEE</ref> It has an area of {{convert|5087|km2|abbr=on}}. Its [[Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques|INSEE]] and postal code is 13.