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Marseille

About Marseille

Population

870,731 in city

Size

240.62 km² (93 mi²)

Altitude

12 m

The most renowned and populated city in France after Paris, Marseille has - like the capital - prospered and been ransacked over the centuries. Marseille is a real, down-to-earth yet cosmopolitan port city with a trading history going back over 2500 years. The people are gregarious, generous, endlessly talkative and unconcerned if their style seems provocatively vulgar to the snobs of the Côte d'Azur.

Boroughs

10ème arrondissement (1), 1ère arrondissement (6), 2ème arrondissement (3), 3ème arrondissement (5), 5ème arrondissement (7), 6ème arrondissement (16), 7ème arrondissement (12), 8ème arrondissement (9), 9ème arrondissement (31)

Metro Cities

Gardanne, Marignane, Marseille, Septèmes-les-Vallons, Simiane-Collongue

No. of Buildings

No.	Current status
580	All Buildings
520	existing
10	under construction
3	planned
5	unbuilt
42	demolished

Tallest Buildings

#	Building	Height	Year
1	Tour CMA CGM	476 ft	2010
2	La Marseillaise	446 ft	2018
3	Le Grand Pavois	335 ft	1975
4	Tour Mediterranée	315 ft	1972
5	La Rouvière - Bâtiment A	312 ft	1965

Building types

No.	Type
312	high-rise building
241	low-rise building
6	skyscraper
5	church
3	bridge
2	monument
2	telecommunications tower
2	building with towers
1	chimney
1	stadium
1	guard tower
1	lighthouse
1	castle
1	silo
1	hall

Other buildings

No.	Type
3	Famous buildings
2	Buildings with construction images