Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis in Vaucluse, and Saint-Zacharie is in Var. 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
Avignon – Provence Airport parts of Provence, and into Avignon. Avignon – Provence Airport Avignon Provence Airport (, ) is an airport located in the city of Avignon and west of Caumont-sur-Durance, in the Vaucluse department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in France. The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one paved runway designated 17/35 which measures . It also has a two parallel grass runways: 17R/35L measuring and 17L/35R measuring . The shorter grass runway is for use by ultralight aircraft. All scheduled flights out of Avignon airport are seasonal flights to the UK. There are rapid