Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur second most important city in the region with a city proper population of about 350,000 and an urban population exceeding 1 million. Marseille, with an urban area of 2 million inhabitants, is the largest and capital city of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. It is also the second most populated city in France, just behind Paris and the city with the third largest metropolitan population in France, behind Paris and Lyon respectively. Along with Nice and Marseille the region is also made internationally popular with Cannes which, though not a large city (population of 73,603 in 2012), hosts the annual Cannes Film
Aix-en-Provence Aerodrome an asphalt surface measuring . 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