The Canal de Marseille is a major source of drinking water for all of Marseille, the largest city in Provence, France. The canal, along its main artery...
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The Canal de Marseille au Rhône connects the Mediterranean Sea at Marseille to the Rhône at Arles. The section between Marignane and Marseille has been...
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Olympique de Marseille (French: [ɔlɛ̃pik də maʁsɛj], locally [olɛ̃ˈpikə də maχˈsɛjə]; Occitan: Olimpic de Marselha, pronounced [ulimˈpi de maʀˈsejɔ]),...
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open air Canal de Caronte [fr] leading towards Port-de-Bouc and the Canal de Marseille au Rhône which leads towards L'Estaque through the Rove Tunnel; the...
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The Musée des beaux-arts de Marseille is one of the main museums in the city of Marseille, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. It occupies a wing...
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Rove Tunnel (redirect from Canal du Rove)
is a currently out-of-use canal tunnel in Southern France that connected the 16th arrondissement of Marseille to the Étang de Berre in the Bouches-du-Rhône...
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Palais Longchamp (category 4th arrondissement of Marseille)
celebrate the construction of the Canal de Marseille, which was built to bring water from the river Durance to Marseille. Although the foundation stone was...
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Aix-Marseille University (AMU; French: Aix-Marseille Université; formally incorporated as Université d'Aix-Marseille) is a public research university located...
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Marseille or Marseilles (French: Marseille; Provençal Occitan: Marselha; see below) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and...
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Roquefavour Aqueduct (redirect from Aqueduc de Roquefavour)
metres deep. The aqueduct brings water (Canal de Marseille) from the Durance river to the Palais Longchamp in Marseille, all the way to La Ciotat. The water...
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publication. 1848 Paris–Marseille railway begins operating. Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles opens. 1849 - Canal de Marseille opens (97 miles long). 1851...
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also two canals in the commune: the Canal de Provence and the Canal de Marseille, both built to supply many communes, but primarily Marseille, with drinking...
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The canal connects the Garonne to the Étang de Thau on the Mediterranean and, along with the 193 km (120 mi) long Canal de Garonne, forms the Canal des...
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Durance (category Rivers of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence)
Silvacane [fr] to Arles), the canal des Alpilles, the canal de Marseille, the canal de Carpentras [fr], the canal de Manosque [fr], the canal de Ventavon, and the...
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de Tarascon, avenue du Pontet, chemin de la Valbarelle à Saint-Marcel, traverse des Pionniers, canal de Marseille, boulevard des Olivettes, boulevard du...
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This is a list of the navigable canals and rivers in France. For reference purposes, all waterways are listed, including many that have been abandoned...
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French professional football clubs Paris Saint-Germain and Olympique de Marseille. The duo are the two most successful clubs in French football, and the...
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30-kilometre-long (120.11 mi) canal is a key trade route between Europe and Asia. In 1858, French diplomat Ferdinand de Lesseps formed the Compagnie de Suez for the express...
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Marseille, France was originally founded circa 600 BC as the Greek colony of Massalia (Latin: Massilia) and populated by Greeks from Phocaea (modern Foça...
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La Treille (category 11th arrondissement of Marseille)
village. A section of the Canal de Marseille passes below the village, which is served by the public transport system of Marseille and accessible also from...
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Aix-en-Provence, 20 km (12 mi) away from Salon-de-Provence, and nearly 40 km (25 mi) away from Marseille. As for villages, it is 3 km (1.9 mi) away from...
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Marie, Comte de Lesseps (French: [də lesɛps]; 19 November 1805 – 7 December 1894) was a French diplomat and later developer of the Suez Canal, which in 1869...
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basilica in Marseille and is the city's best-known symbol. The site of a popular Assumption Day pilgrimage, it is the most visited site in Marseille. It was...
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Brest, Cherbourg, Dunkerque, le Creusot-Montceau, Le Mans, Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Nancy, Nantes and Strasbourg Communities of agglomerations (communauté...
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championnat sans champion suite au déclassement de l'Olympique de Marseille (Affaire VA-OM). Canal+ a refusé le titre de champion pour le PSG car la chaîne cryptée...
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1847 to convey water from the Durance to Marseille, as part of the Canal de Marseille. It is the world's largest stone aqueduct. Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône...
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Maximin-Dominique Consolat (category Mayors of Marseille)
relief efforts in Marseille during the epidemics of cholera of 1834 and 1835. In 1834, he paved the way for the Canal de Marseille and the construction...
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Henri-Jacques Espérandieu (category Architects from Marseille)
career in Marseille, France. He was responsible for some of the most famous buildings of the city, including the "Bonne mère", Notre-Dame de la Garde....
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The Vallat de Boulery forms the northern border of the commune as it flows west to join the Touloubre at the village. The Canal de Marseille comes from...
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Paris Saint-Germain FC (category Football clubs in Île-de-France)
fighting for the 1988–89 league crown with Marseille, before going into decline. The takeover by television giants Canal+ in 1991 revitalised Paris Saint-Germain...
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