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
Authon, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence devil or demon, smiling and with feline features like the "Matagot des Hautes-Alpes". There are remains of a castle destroyed in 1393 in the hamlet of Briançon. The Sainte-Marie-Madeleine church in the village is a simple rectangular shape and capped in timber except for the choir which is surmounted by a bower of slats. It is considered to be "without style" by Raymond Collier. Its walls are deformed. There is also the Church of Notre-Dame (formerly Sainte-Marie-Madeleine) at Feissal. The Sainte-Marthe Chapel was completely rebuilt on its remains in 2007. Authon, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence The inhabitants of the commune are known as