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
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence difficult, especially in winter, and particularly the communes in the Arrondissements of Barcelonnette and Castellane. They are therefore quite isolated from the rest of the department and the region. National Highway N85 between Digne-les-Bains and Castellane passes through several narrow gorges including that of "Taulanne" which is especially narrow. There are several railway lines in Alpes de Haute-Provence. These are: Old abandoned lines: The families "Simiane", "Agoult", and "Ponteves", nobles of Provence Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (; "Alps of Upper Provence"; Occitan: "Aups d'Auta Provença") is a department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. Formerly part of the province of