Aix-en-Provence a UFO in 1981 that is taken seriously by GEIPAN, the department within the French Space Agency responsible for investigating aerospace phenomena. Aix-en-Provence is officially twinned with the following seven cities (in alphabetical order): In addition, Aix has international cooperations, partnerships and exchanges with the following cities from all over the world: Aix-en-Provence was the birthplace of: 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,
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