Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis The Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis () is the "métropole", an intercommunal structure, centred on the cities of Marseille and Aix-en-Provence. It is located in the Bouches-du-Rhône, Var and Vaucluse departments, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, southeastern France. It was created in January 2016, replacing the previous "Communauté urbaine Marseille Provence Métropole" and five communautés d'agglomération. Its population was 1,886,842 in 2014, of which 866,644 in Marseille proper and 145,763 in Aix-en-Provence. The Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis was formed through the merger of the following communities: Of the 92 communes of the métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence, 90 are part of the Bouches-du-Rhône department. Pertuis is
Allemagne-en-Provence Allemagne-en-Provence Allemagne-en-Provence is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. Unlike the other French town called Allemagne, which changed its name to Fleury-sur-Orne in 1916 during World War I, Allemagne-en-Provence has kept its name. The inhabitants are called "Armagnois" or "Allemagniens" (not "Allemands" ). "Allemagne-en-Provence" is located about 50 km northeast of Aix-en-Provence and 25 km west of Castellane. Access to the commune is by road D952 east from Saint-Martin-de-Bromes to the town then continuing northeast to Riez. There is also road D111 starting from the town and going east to Montagnac-Montpezat. Road