Provence Provence Provence (, ; ; "Prouvènço" , ) is a geographical region and historical province of southeastern France, which extends from the left bank of the lower Rhône River to the west to the Italian border to the east, and is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the south. It largely corresponds with the modern administrative "région" of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, and includes the "départements" of Var, Bouches-du-Rhône, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and parts of Alpes-Maritimes and Vaucluse. The largest city of the region is Marseille. The Romans made the region the first Roman province beyond the Alps and called it "Provincia Romana", which
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