About the town » Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhone, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Aix-en-Provence, or simply Aix, is a city-commune in south of France, some 30 km north of Marseille. It is in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, in the département of Bouches-du-Rhône, of which it is a subprefecture. The population of Aix is approximately 143,000. Its inhabitants are called Aixois or, less commonly, Aquisextains.