 | Marseille | Toulouse |
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| Introduction (from Wikipedia) | Marseille, (English alt. Marseilles — French: pronounced /maʀsɛj/, locally [mɑχˈsɛjɐ] — Provençal Occitan: Marselha [maʀˈsejɔ, maʀˈsijɔ] in classical norm or Marsiho [maʀˈsijɔ] in Mistralian norm — Greek: Massalia / Μασσα� | Toulouse (pronounced [tuˈluz] (help·info) in standard French, and [tuˈluzə] (help·info) in the local accent) (Occitan: Tolosa, pronounced [tuˈluzɔ]) is a city in southwest France on the banks of the Garonne River, half-way between the Atlantic |
| Motto | Actibus immensis urbs fulget Massiliensis. "By her great deeds, the city of Massilia shines" | Per Tolosa totjorn mai. (Occitan |
| Time Zone | CET (GMT +1) | CET (GMT +1) |
| Coordinates | 43°17′51″N, 5°22′38″E | 43°36′19″N, 1°26′34″E |
| Country | France | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | Midi-Pyrénées |
| Department | Bouches-du-Rhône (13) | Haute-Garonne (31) |
| Intercommunality | Urban Community of Marseille Provence Métropole | Community of Agglomeration of Greater Toulouse |
| Mayor | Jean-Claude Gaudin (UMP) (since 1995) | Jean-Luc Moudenc (UMP) (since 2004) |
| Land area¹ | 240.62 km² | 118.3 km² |
| Population² (Jan. 2005 estimate) | 820,900 | 435,000 |
| Population² (Jan. 2005 estimate) : - Ranking | 2nd in France | 4th in France |
| Population² (Jan. 2005 estimate) : - Density | 3.412/km² (2005) | 3,677/km² (2005) |
| Urban Area | 1,290 km² (1999) | 808 km² (1999) |
| Urban Area : - Population | 1,349,772 (1999) | 880,000 estimate (2007) |
| Metro Area | 2,830.2 km² (1999) | 4,015.2 km² (1999) |
| Metro Area : - Population | 1,604,550 (2007) | 1,117, 000 (2007) |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes | single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). |
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