Aix-en-Provence Aix-en-Provence Aix-en-Provence (; , ; ), or simply Aix (; medieval Occitan "Aics"), is a city-commune in the south of France, about north of Marseille. A former capital of Provence, it is in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône, of which it is a subprefecture. The population of Aix numbers approximately 143,000. Its inhabitants are called "Aixois" or, less commonly, "Aquisextains". Aix ("Aquae Sextiae") was founded in 123 BC by the Roman consul Sextius Calvinus, who gave his name to its springs, following the destruction of the nearby Gallic oppidum at Entremont. In 102 BC its
Aix-en-Provence Aerodrome Aix-en-Provence Aerodrome Aix-en-Provence Aerodrome () , also known as Aix les Milles Airport ("Aéroport Aix les Milles"), is an airport serving Aix-en-Provence, a "commune" in the Bouches-du-Rhône department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of France. It is located west-southwest of Aix-en-Provence, in the village of Les Milles. It formerly served as a military air base, known as Base Aerienne 114 d'Aix Les Milles. A campus of the "École nationale de l'aviation civile" (French civil aviation university) is also located at the aerodrome. The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 15/33 with