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
Gaelic Football Provence Division 2 finals in Clermont-Ferrand where it earned a deserving 5th place (beating Lorient, Guérande and the big rivals of Azur). Gaelic Football Provence Gaelic Football Provence is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in La Fare-les-Oliviers in the south of France. The club was founded on 24 January 2015 by a group of passionate peoples living in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. The first training sessions were held for the first time in July 2014 on a pitch located in Aix-en-Provence, cause most of the participants lived close to the city which is also central in the region. As it