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Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

French administrative region
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Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Summary

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur is a region of France[1]. It draws 3,465 Wikipedia views per month (region_of_france category, ranking #7 of 27).[2]

Key Facts

  • Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur is located in metropolitan France[3].
  • Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur is in the country of France[4].
  • Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur's head of government is recorded as Renaud Muselier[5].
  • Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur's instance of is recorded as region of France[6].
  • Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur's capital is recorded as Marseille[7].
  • Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur's shares border with is recorded as Piedmont[8].
  • Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur's shares border with is recorded as Liguria[9].
  • Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur's shares border with is recorded as Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes[10].
  • Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur's shares border with is recorded as Occitania[11].
  • Provence is named after Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur[12].
  • Alps is named after Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur[13].
  • French Riviera is named after Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur[14].
  • Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Hautes-Alpes[15].
  • Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Alpes-de-Haute-Provence[16].
  • Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Alpes-Maritimes[17].
  • Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Var[18].
  • Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Vaucluse[19].
  • Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bouches-du-Rhône[20].
  • Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur's headquarters location is recorded as Q66660222[21].
  • Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur's flag is recorded as flag of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur[22].
  • Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur's Commons category is recorded as Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur[23].
  • Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[24].
  • Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00[25].
  • January 11, 1970 marks the founding of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur[26].
  • Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur's highest point is recorded as Barre des Écrins[27].

Body

Founding

January 11, 1970 marks the founding of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur[26].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur"}[28] and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Région it"}[29]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'PACA'}[30].

Operations

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur's headquarters location is recorded as Q66660222[21].

Why It Matters

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur draws 3,465 Wikipedia views per month (region_of_france category, ranking #7 of 27).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Related Entities

Alps Durance Emmanuelle Béart France

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Q124955660. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . Q104585386. wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . Q104585386. wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Albgr03 · 2026-06-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Capital → Marseille
    Category for people buried here → Category:Burials in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
    Country → France
    Population → {'amount': '+4935576'}, {'amount': '+4953675'}, {'amount': '+4983438'} +8
    + 40 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/36652|batch #36652]]: Remove redundant P421, they are available at a higher administrative level"
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