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Aix-Marseille University

Aix-Marseille University (AMU; Aix-Marseille Université; formally incorporated as) is a public research university located in the Provence region of southern France.

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Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis

The Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis (métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence) is the métropole, an intercommunal structure, centred on the cities of Marseille and Aix-en-Provence.

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Ancient Rome

In modern historiography, ancient Rome is the Roman civilisation from the founding of the Italian city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD.

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Aubagne

Aubagne (Aubanha according to the classic norm or Aubagno according to the Mistralian norm) is a commune in the southern French department of Bouches-du-Rhône.

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Étang de Berre

The Étang de Berre ("Lagoon of Berre"; in Provençal Occitan: estanh de Bèrra / mar de Bèrra according to classical orthography, estang de Berro / mar de Berro according to Mistralian orthography) is a brackish water lagoon on the Mediterranean coast of France, about north-west of Marseille.

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Bamako

Bamako is the capital and largest city of Mali, with a 2022 population of 4,227,569.

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Bouches-du-Rhône

Bouches-du-Rhône (les Bouches-du-Rhône,; lei Bocas de Ròse; "the Mouths of the Rhône") is a department in southern France.

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Briançon

Briançon is the sole subprefecture of the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France.

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Charles Martel

Charles Martel (– 22 October 741), Martel being a sobriquet in Old French for "The Hammer", was a Frankish political and military leader who, as Duke and Prince of the Franks and Mayor of the Palace, was the de facto ruler of the Franks from 718 until his death.

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Communes of France

The is a level of administrative division in the French Republic.

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Darius Milhaud

Darius Milhaud (4 September 1892 – 22 June 1974) was a French composer, conductor, and teacher.

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Eugène de Mazenod

Eugène de Mazenod, OMI (born Charles-Joseph-Eugène de Mazenod; 1 August 1782 – 21 May 1861) was a French aristocrat and Catholic bishop.

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European Capital of Culture

A European Capital of Culture is a city designated by the European Union (EU) for a period of one calendar year during which it organises a series of cultural events with a strong pan-European dimension.

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Fête de la Musique

The Fête de la Musique, also known in English as Music Day, Make Music Day, or World Music Day, is an annual music celebration that takes place on 21 June.

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French National Centre for Scientific Research

The French National Centre for Scientific Research (Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS) is the French state research organisation and is the largest fundamental science agency in Europe.

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French Riviera

The French Riviera, known in French as the i (Còsta d'Azur), is the Mediterranean coastline of the southeast corner of France.

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Köppen climate classification

The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems.

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List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants

, there were 473 communes in France (metropolitan territory and overseas departments and regions) with population over 20,000, 280 communes with population over 30,000, 129 communes with population over 50,000 and 42 communes with population over 100,000.

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List of rulers of Provence

The land of Provence has a history quite separate from that of any of the larger nations of Europe.

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Marcel Pagnol

Marcel Paul Pagnol (also;; 28 February 1895 – 18 April 1974) was a French novelist, playwright, and filmmaker.

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Marignane

Marignane (Marinhana) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern France.

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Marseille Provence Airport

Marseille Provence Airport is an international airport located 27 km (17 miles) northwest of Marseille, on the territory of Marignane, both communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône département in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of France.

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Marseille-Provence 2013

Marseille-Provence 2013 or MP2013 was the year-long series of cultural events that took place in Marseille, France, and the surrounding area to celebrate the territory's designation as the European Capital of Culture for 2013.

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Météo-France

Météo-France is the official French meteorological administration, also offering services to Andorra.

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Mediterranean climate

A Mediterranean climate, also called a dry summer climate, described by Köppen as Cs, is a temperate climate type that occurs in the lower mid-latitudes (normally 30 to 44 north and south latitude).

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Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate

The Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI) is a missionary religious congregation in the Catholic Church.

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Mistral (wind)

The mistral (mestral, Corsican: maestrale, maestral, μαΐστρος, maestrale, majjistral) is a strong, cold, northwesterly wind that blows from southern France into the Gulf of Lion in the northern Mediterranean.

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Mistralian norm

The Mistralian norm is a linguistic norm for the Occitan language.

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Montagne Sainte-Victoire

Montagne Sainte-Victoire (Provençal Venturi / Santa Venturi according to classical orthography and label according to Mistralian orthography) is a limestone mountain ridge in the south of France which extends over between the départements of Bouches-du-Rhône and Var.

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Nativity scene

In the Christian tradition, a nativity scene (also known as a manger scene, crib, crèche, or in Italian presepio or presepe, or Bethlehem) is the special exhibition, particularly during the Christmas season, of art objects representing the birth of Jesus.

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Nice

Nice (Niçard: Niça, classical norm, or Nissa, Mistralian norm,; Nizza; Nissa; Νίκαια; Nicaea) is a city in and the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France.

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Occitan language

Occitan (occitan), also known as (langue d'oc) by its native speakers, sometimes also referred to as Provençal, is a Romance language spoken in Southern France, Monaco, Italy's Occitan Valleys, as well as Spain's Val d'Aran in Catalonia; collectively, these regions are sometimes referred to as Occitania.

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Pablo Picasso

Pablo Ruiz Picasso (25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and theatre designer who spent most of his adult life in France.

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Paul Cézanne

Paul Cézanne (19 January 1839 – 22 October 1906) was a French Post-Impressionist painter whose work introduced new modes of representation and influenced avant-garde artistic movements of the early 20th century.

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Paul Cézanne University

Paul Cézanne University (also referred to as Paul Cézanne University Aix-Marseille III; French: Université Paul Cézanne Aix-Marseille III) was a public research university based in the heart of Provence (south east of France), in both Aix-en-Provence and Marseille.

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Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Pierre-Auguste Renoir (25 February 1841 – 3 December 1919) was a French artist who was a leading painter in the development of the Impressionist style.

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Provençal dialect

Provençal (provençau or prouvençau) is a variety of Occitan, spoken by people in Provence and parts of Drôme and Gard.

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Provence

Provence is a geographical region and historical province of southeastern France, which extends from the left bank of the lower Rhône to the west to the Italian border to the east; it is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the south.

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Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (commonly shortened to PACA), also known as Région Sud ('Southern Region'), is one of the eighteen administrative regions of France, located at the far southeastern point of the mainland.

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René of Anjou

René of Anjou (Renato; Rainièr; 16 January 1409 – 10 July 1480) was Duke of Anjou and Count of Provence from 1434 to 1480, who also reigned as King of Naples as René I from 1435 to 1442 (then deposed).

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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Marseille

The Archdiocese of Marseille (Latin: Archidioecesis Massiliensis; French: Archidiocèse de Marseille) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in France.

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Romanesque architecture

Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of medieval Europe that was predominant in the 11th and 12th centuries.

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Rudy Ricciotti

Rudy Ricciotti (born 22 August 1952) is a French architect and publisher.

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Santon (figurine)

A santon is a small hand-painted figurine cast in terracotta or a similar material that is used for building nativity scenes.

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Sister city

A sister city or a twin town relationship is a form of legal or social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties.

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The Socialist Party (Parti socialiste, PS) is a centre-left to left-wing political party in France.

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Southern France

Southern France, also known as the south of France or colloquially in French as le Midi, is a defined geographical area consisting of the regions of France that border the Atlantic Ocean south of the Marais Poitevin,Louis Papy, Le midi atlantique, Atlas et géographie de la France moderne, Flammarion, Paris, 1984.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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The Republicans (France)

The Republicans (Les Républicains, LR) is a liberal conservative political party in France, largely inspired by the tradition of Gaullism.

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UEFA Euro 2016

The 2016 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2016 (stylised as UEFA EURO 2016) or simply Euro 2016, was the 15th UEFA European Championship, the quadrennial international men's football championship of Europe organised by UEFA.

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Union for a Popular Movement

The Union for a Popular Movement (Union pour un mouvement populaire; UMP) was a liberal-conservative political party in France, largely inspired by the Gaullist tradition.

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University of Provence

The University of Provence Aix-Marseille I (Université de Provence) was a public research university mostly located in Aix-en-Provence and Marseille.

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University of the Mediterranean

The University of the Mediterranean Aix-Marseille II was a French university in the Academy of Aix and Marseille.

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Visigoths

The Visigoths (Visigothi, Wisigothi, Vesi, Visi, Wesi, Wisi) were a Germanic people united under the rule of a king and living within the Roman Empire during late antiquity.

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2007 Rugby World Cup

The 2007 Rugby World Cup (Coupe du monde de rugby 2007) was the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition organised by the International Rugby Board.

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