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PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D'AZUR

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DEMONYMS: French, European

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur is a French region within France. France is part of the Western Europe region in the continent of Europe. France is also known as L'hexagone. It is in the Northern hemisphere and is 547 thousand square kilometres in size. The primary language spoken is French, the capital city is Paris, and the main currency used is the Euro. The regional capital of Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur is Marseilles, which has a total area of 31.4 thousand square kilometres and is the only area within the region

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ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

France

COUNTRY

Geography

REGIONAL / STATE CAPITAL

Marseilles

COUNTRY

France

REGION

Western Europe

CONTINENT

Europe

HEMISPHERE

Northern

AREA

31400

(square kilometers)

STATES | PROVINCES | COUNTIES

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur

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LAST UPDATED: April 25, 2023

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FRANCE

MINISTRY OF EUROPE AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS

ministère de l'europe et des affaires étrangères

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FRANCE

MINISTRY OF SOLIDARITY AND HEALTH

ministère des solidarités et de la santé

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USEFUL PHRASES | GREETINGS

Common phrases and terms in the local language(s)

GREETINGS

salutation | salutu

salut | salute

HOW ARE YOU?

comment allez-vous? | cumu va?

GOOD MORNING

bonjour | bonghjornu

I'M GOOD, AND YOU?

je vais bien et toi? | sò bravu, è tù?

GOOD AFTERNOON

bonne après-midi | bonu dopu meziornu

WHAT IS YOUR NAME?

quel est ton nom? | cumu hè u to nome?

GOOD NIGHT

bonne nuit | bona notte

MY NAME IS…

je m'appelle ... | u mo nome hè ...

WELCOME

bienvenue | benvenuti

NICE TO MEET YOU

ravi de vous rencontrer | felice di cunnosce vi

GOODBYE

au revoir | avvedeci

DO YOU SPEAK ENGLISH?

parlez vous anglais? | parli inglese?

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Official Language(s) spoken in France

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AMBULANCE - when someone is seriously ill or injured, and their life is at risk (emergency medical services and technical rescue)
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AMBULANCE

ambulance (french)

dial

112

POLICE

police (french)

dial

112

FIRE

feu (french)

dial

112

USEFUL PHRASES | EMERGENCY

Common phrases and terms in the local language(s)

EMERGENCY

urgence | emergenza

HELP ME

aidez moi | aiuta mi

WHERE IS THE NEAREST HOSPITAL?

où est l'hôpital le plus proche? | induve hè l'uspidale u più vicinu?

STOP

arrêtez | piantà

WHERE IS THE NEAREST PHARMACY?

où est la pharmacie la plus proche? | induve si trova a farmacia a più vicina?

HOSPITAL

hôpital | uspidale

WHERE IS THE POLICE STATION?

ou est la station de police? | induve hè a stazione di pulizza?

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USEFUL INFORMATION

TELEPHONE DIALLING CODE

INTERNET SUFFIX

.fr

LANGUAGES

French, Corsican

CURRENCY

NAME:

Euro

SYM:

€

DIVISION:

100 cents

ELECTRICITY

VOLTS:

230

HERTZ:

ELECTRICAL PLUGS

NUMBER OF PLUG TYPES:

PLUGS USED:

AREA CODES

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CLIMATE

Marseille

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MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES

The average monthly temperatures are based on the recorded daily highs and lows for the given location

HIGH

The daily high temperatures are an average, based on the recorded high temperatures over many years

01| JAN

11.8°C | 53.3°F

02| FEB

12.4°C | 54.3°F

03| MAR

16.2°C | 61.2°F

04| APR

20.0°C | 68.0°F

05| MAY

23.8°C | 74.8°F

06| JUN

28.6°C | 83.5°F

07| JUL

31.1°C | 88.0°F

08| AUG

30.5°C | 86.9°F

09| SEP

26.4°C | 79.5°F

10| OCT

21.9°C | 71.5°F

11| NOV

16.5°C | 61.7°F

12| DEC

12.6°C | 54.6°F

LOW

The daily low temperatures are an average, based on the recorded lowest temperatures over many years

01| JAN

2.8°C | 37.0°F

02| FEB

2.9°C | 37.3°F

03| MAR

6.0°C | 42.8°F

04| APR

9.3°C | 48.8°F

05| MAY

12.7°C | 54.9°F

06| JUN

17.5°C | 63.5°F

07| JUL

19.7°C | 67.4°F

08| AUG

19.0°C | 66.2°F

09| SEP

15.6°C | 60.0°F

10| OCT

12.2°C | 53.9°F

11| NOV

7.4°C | 45.3°F

12| DEC

3.7°C | 38.6°F

SEASONS

SPRING

March-May

SUMMER

June-August

AUTUMN

September-November

WINTER

November-February

USEFUL PHRASES | INSTRUCTIONS

Common phrases and terms in the local language(s)

INSTRUCTIONS

YES

oui | iè

EXCUSE ME

excusez-moi | scusa

non | innò

PLEASE

s'il vous plaît | per piacè

NO, THANK YOU

non, merci | œ œ no, ti ringraziu

SORRY

pardon | scusa

MAYBE

peut être | forse

THANK YOU

je vous remercie | grazie

TIMEZONE

LAST UPDATED: May 24,2024

TIMEZONE

UTC+1 (Europe/Paris)

DST APPLIES

Yes

DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME (DST)

2024

STARTS

Mar 31, 2024

ENDS

Oct 27, 2024

2025

STARTS

Mar 30, 2025

ENDS

Oct 26, 2025

DST ADJUSTMENT

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DST TIMEZONE

UTC+2 (Europe/Paris)

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AIRPORT STATISTICS

TOTAL NUMBER OF AIRPORTS

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TOTAL NUMBER OF SEAPLANE BASES

DRIVING

DRIVE ON WHICH SIDE

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1 | MARSEILLE PROVENCE AIRPORT

MRS (iata) | LFML (icao) | Marseille

2 | CÔTE D'AZUR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

NCE (iata) | LFMN (icao) | Nice

3 | CANNES-MANDELIEU AIRPORT

CEQ (iata) | LFMD (icao) | Cannes/Mandelieu

USEFUL PHRASES | DIRECTIONS & GUIDANCE

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DIRECTIONS AND GUIDANCE

directions et conseils | indicazioni è guidance

HOW DO I GET THERE?

comment puis-je y arriver? | cumu possu ghjunghje?

HOW MUCH IS THAT?

combien cela coûte-t-il? | quantu hè quellu?

HOW FAR IS IT?

a quelle distance est-ce? | quantu hè luntanu?

DO YOU ACCEPT CREDIT CARDS?

acceptez-vous les cartes de crédit? | accettate e carte di creditu?

WHERE IS THE BATHROOM?

où se trouvent les toilettes? | induve hè u bagnu?

I'M NOT INTERESTED

ça ne m'intéresse pas | ùn mi interessa micca

WHERE IS THE CLOSEST RESTAURANT?

où est le restaurant le plus proche? | induve si trova u ristorante u più vicinu?

I DON'T UNDERSTAND

je ne comprends pas | ùn capiscu micca

HOW MUCH DO I OWE YOU?

combien je te dois? | quantu ti devu?

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Lesbian

lesbienne (french)

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bisexuel (french)

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transgenres (french)

Intersex

intersexe (french)

Asexual

asexué (french)

Questioning

interrogatoire (french)

Community

communauté (french)

Gender

lié au genre (french)

Sexuality

relatif à la sexualité (french)

Non-Binary

non binaire (french)

Queer

queer (french)

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