Bouches-du-Rhône

French department in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Organization department_of_france Q3240
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Bouches-du-Rhône

Summary

Bouches-du-Rhône is a department of France[1]. Bouches-du-Rhône ranks in the top 7% of department_of_france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,015 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bouches-du-Rhône is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur[3].
  • Bouches-du-Rhône is in the country of France[4].
  • Bouches-du-Rhône's instance of is recorded as department of France[5].
  • Bouches-du-Rhône's capital is recorded as Marseille[6].
  • Bouches-du-Rhône's shares border with is recorded as Gard[7].
  • Bouches-du-Rhône's shares border with is recorded as Vaucluse[8].
  • Bouches-du-Rhône's shares border with is recorded as Var[9].
  • Rhône is named after Bouches-du-Rhône[10].
  • river mouth is named after Bouches-du-Rhône[11].
  • Bouches-du-Rhône's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as arrondissement of Aix-en-Provence[12].
  • Bouches-du-Rhône's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as arrondissement of Arles[13].
  • Bouches-du-Rhône's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as arrondissement of Istres[14].
  • Bouches-du-Rhône's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as arrondissement of Marseille[15].
  • Bouches-du-Rhône's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Marseille[16].
  • Bouches-du-Rhône's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Arles[17].
  • Bouches-du-Rhône's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Tarascon[18].
  • Bouches-du-Rhône's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Martigues[19].
  • Bouches-du-Rhône's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Saint-Martin-de-Crau[20].
  • Bouches-du-Rhône's Commons category is recorded as Bouches-du-Rhône[21].
  • Bouches-du-Rhône's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[22].
  • Bouches-du-Rhône's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00[23].
  • March 4, 1790 marks the founding of Bouches-du-Rhône[24].
  • Bouches-du-Rhône's highest point is recorded as Bertagne[25].
  • Bouches-du-Rhône's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 43.5, 'lon': 5.0833333333333}[26].
  • Bouches-du-Rhône's official website is recorded as https://www.departement13.fr/[27].

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Founding

March 4, 1790 marks the founding of Bouches-du-Rhône[24].

Identity

Bouches-du-Rhône's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Bouches-du-Rhône'}[28].

Why It Matters

Bouches-du-Rhône ranks in the top 7% of department_of_france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,015 views/month).[2] Bouches-du-Rhône has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] Bouches-du-Rhône is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . Code officiel géographique. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Albgr03 · 2026-06-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/37234|batch #37234]]: Remove redundant P421, they are available at a higher administrative level"
  2. 5d ago · Albgr03 · 2026-06-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Contains the administrative territorial entity arrondissement of Aix-en-Provence, arrondissement of Arles, arrondissement of Istres +6
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/36975|batch #36975]]: Remove French communes from French depts"
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