Marseille

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city commune of France

Marseille is a historic Mediterranean port city in southern France known for its diverse culture, maritime heritage, and role as a major economic hub.

Aliases (9)

Statements (61)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → commune of France →
ancientName	Massalia → Massilia →
climate	Mediterranean climate →
continent	Europe →
country	France →
countryCapital	none →
foundedBy	Greek settlers from Phocaea →
foundedInCentury	6th century BC →
hasAirport	Marseille Provence Airport →
hasIslandGroup	Frioul Islands →
hasLandmark	Basilique Notre-Dame de la Garde → Cathédrale de la Major → Château d’If → Fort Saint-Jean → Fort Saint-Nicolas → Palais Longchamp → Stade Vélodrome → Vieux-Port de Marseille →
hasMuseum	MUCEM (Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations) → Musée des Beaux-Arts de Marseille → Musée d’Histoire de Marseille →
hasPopulation	over 1.5 million (metropolitan area, approximate) → over 850000 (city proper, approximate) →
hasPort	Port of Marseille →
hasSportsTeam	Olympique de Marseille →
hasTwinTown	Genoa → Glasgow → Hamburg → Kobe → Shanghai →
hasUniversity	Aix-Marseille University →
is	major Mediterranean port → major economic hub in southern France → second most populous city in France after Paris →
isCapitalOf	Bouches-du-Rhône →
isMemberOf	Eurocities network →
isPrefectureOf	Bouches-du-Rhône → Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur →
knownFor	diverse culture → fishing and shipping industries → football culture → historic old port (Vieux-Port) → maritime heritage → multicultural population →
language	French →
locatedIn	Bouches-du-Rhône → Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur → southern France →
locatedOn	Gulf of Lion → Mediterranean Sea →
populationRankInFrance	2 →
portType	commercial seaport → cruise port → passenger port →
postalCodeRange	13001–13016 →
regionalLanguage	Provençal Occitan →
sports	football →
timeZone	CET →
timeZoneDST	CEST →

Referenced by (88)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Basilique Notre-Dame de la Garde → Cathédrale de la Major → Fort Saint-Nicolas → MUCEM → Musée des Beaux-Arts de Marseille → Musée d’Histoire de Marseille → Stade Vélodrome → University of Aix-Marseille → Vieux-Port de Marseille →	locatedIn
André-Marie Ampère → Arthur Rimbaud → François Zola → Friedrich August Wolf ("Marseilles") → King Alexander I of Yugoslavia → Pierre Puget →	placeOfDeath
Eric Cantona → Eric Cantona → Joël Cantona → Pierre Puget → Zinedine Zidane →	placeOfBirth
Fort Saint-Jean → Fort Saint-Nicolas → Musée des Beaux-Arts de Marseille → Olympique de Marseille →	city
Fort Saint-Jean → Olympique de Marseille → Palais Longchamp → Unité d’Habitation, Marseille →	location
François Zola → John Cassian → Julia Child ("Marseille, France") → Letizia Ramolino →	residence
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Marseille ("City of Marseille") → Musée d’Histoire de Marseille ("City of Marseille") → Palais Longchamp ("City of Marseille") →	ownedBy
Gdańsk → Hamburg → Kobe →	twinCity
Eurostar → TGV →	connectsCity
Gare de Lyon → LGV Méditerranée →	connectsTo
John Cassian → Maximian ("modern Marseille, France") →	deathPlace
Haifa → Odesa →	hasSisterCity
1998 FIFA World Cup → Stade Vélodrome →	hostCity
France → Kingdom of France →	majorCity
Mediterranean trade routes → Western Mediterranean →	majorPort
French autoroute network → Marseille Provence Airport →	servesCity
The Bourne Identity → The Count of Monte Cristo →	setIn
Le Corbusier → Pierre Puget →	workLocation
Marseille ("Massalia") →	ancientName
Paris–Marseille railway →	connects
Ajaccio →	connectsToByFerry
Metropolitan France →	contains
Pierre Puget ("City of Marseille") →	employer
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur →	hasCapital
Gulf of Lion →	hasCoastalCity
2024 Summer Olympics →	hasCoHostCity
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur →	hasLargestCity
Mediterranean Sea →	hasMajorPort
Massilia →	hasModernSuccessor
Marseille ("Port of Marseille") →	hasPort
Lyon-Part-Dieu railway station →	hasServiceTo
Southern France →	includesCity
Toulon →	locatedBetween
Château d’If →	locatedInAdministrativeTerritory
Frioul Islands →	locatedNear
Massilia →	modernName
Marseille Provence Airport →	namedAfter
Mont Sainte-Victoire ("Marseille (regional proximity)") →	nearCity
Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 TGV station →	offersServiceTo
Musée d’Histoire de Marseille ("City of Marseille") →	operatedBy
Basilique Notre-Dame de la Garde →	overlooks
Stade Vélodrome ("City of Marseille") →	owner
Siege of Toulon ("Toulon") →	place
Tarascon →	regionCapital
Marseille Provence Airport ("Marseille metropolitan area") →	servesMetropolitanArea
Taiyuan →	sisterCity
Paris–Marseille railway →	terminus
Naples →	twinnedWith