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Aix-en-Provence

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The city of Aix-en-Provence is a big french city located southeast of France. The city of Aix-en-Provence is located in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône of the french region Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. The city of Aix-en-Provence is located in the district of Aix-en-Provence. The area code for Aix-en-Provence is 13001 (also known as code INSEE), and the Aix-en-Provence zip code is 13100 or 13090 or 13540.

Geography and map of Aix-en-Provence :

The altitude of the city hall of Aix-en-Provence is approximately 200 meters. The Aix-en-Provence surface is 186.08 km ². The latitude and longitude of Aix-en-Provence are 43.528 degrees North and 5.448 degrees East. Nearby cities and towns of Aix-en-Provence are : Le Tholonet (13100) at 5.30 km, Meyreuil (13590) at 5.86 km, Saint-Marc-Jaumegarde (13100) at 6.46 km, Beaurecueil (13100) at 7.99 km, Gardanne (13120) at 8.08 km, Venelles (13770) at 8.54 km, Éguilles (13510) at 8.77 km, Bouc-Bel-Air (13320) at 8.79 km.
(The distances to these nearby towns of Aix-en-Provence are calculated as the crow flies)

Population and housing of Aix-en-Provence :

The population of Aix-en-Provence was 134 324 in 1999, 142 534 in 2006 and 143 404 in 2007. The population density of Aix-en-Provence is 770.66 inhabitants per km². The number of housing of Aix-en-Provence was 76 960 in 2007. These homes of Aix-en-Provence consist of 69 373 main residences, 2 742 second or occasional homes and 4 845 vacant homes

City maps

City maps  https://www.aixenprovencetourism.com/en/plan-your-trip/aix-maps/

Aix-en-Provence is a university city in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region of southern France. It was the birthplace of Post-Impressionist painter Paul Cézanne. A walking trail links sites including his childhood home, Jas de Bouffan, and his former studio, Atelier Cézanne. The white limestone mountain Sainte-Victoire overlooking the city as well as the surrounding countryside were frequent subjects of his works.

https://www.aixenprovencetourism.com/en/

Visitor brochure …  https://www.aixenprovencetourism.com/wp-content/ressources/docs/V-plan-guide-uk.pdf

 

Climate

The climate of Aix-en-Provence is generally mild and can be defined as transitional Mediterranean, with relatively mild winters and hot, sunny summers.
The city is located in southern France, about 20 km (12 mi) north of the port of Marseille.
The climate is similar to that of Marseille, but due to the greater distance from the sea, it is slightly colder at night, and sometimes a little warmer during the day.
We are in the area of the Rhone river mouth, where the Mistral, the cold, dry north wind, often blows (even though it is not as strong as in Marseille because to the north, there are hills that partially block it). In summer, it is the hottest area of France, where the temperature can reach and exceed 35 °C (95 °F).
The average temperature of the coldest month (January) is of 6.2 °C (43 °F), that of the warmest month (July) is of 23.6 °C (74 °F). Here are the average temperatures.

The winter is quite mild, with some rainy days and some sunny days.
The mistral blows quite often, increasing the feeling of cold, although generally, the temperature is not very low because the air mass comes from the North Atlantic.
But sometimes there can be periods of intense cold when cold air arrives from Russia or the Arctic regions. Snow is rare, but once every few years on average, there is a fairly heavy snowfall.
Even in these cases, it is rare for the temperature to drop to very low values, but sometimes it can happen. Very rarely, and only in the coldest winters, the temperature drops below -10 °C (14 °F). The coldest record is -20 °C (-4 °F), recorded in February 1956. More recently, it reached -16 °C (3 °F) in January 1985. In recent years, it dropped to -11.5 °C (11 °F) in December 2001, to -12.5 °C (9.5 °F) in March 2005, and to -13 °C (8.5 °F) in February 2012.

The summer is hot and sunny, with some rare thunderstorms.
The Mistral blows less often than in other seasons, and even when it does, it is not necessarily particularly cool.
On the hottest days of the year, it can reach 36/37 °C (97/99 °F), and more rarely, higher values (even 40 °C or 104 °F). The temperature reached 40.5 °C (105 °F) in July 1983, 38 °C (100.5 °F) in June 2003, 38.5 in August 2003, 39 °C (102 °F) in July 2007, 42.4 °C in late June 2019 (record), and 40.5 °C (105 °F) in August 2020.

SOURCE: https://www.climatestotravel.com/climate/france/aix-en-provence

More weather in Aix  https://en.climate-data.org/europe/france/provence-alpes-cote-d-azur/aix-en-provence-358/

Getting there and around

Aix-en-Provence TGV station

From Aix-en-Provence TGV train services depart to major French cities such as: Paris, Lyon, Cannes, Nice, Dijon, Strasbourg, Montpellier, Nantes, Rennes and Lille.

International services operate to Belgium: Brussels, Antwerp (in summer); Germany: Frankfurt; Switzerland: Geneva; The Netherlands: Amsterdam, Rotterdam (in summer); and Spain: Barcelona.

  • High speed services (TGV) Paris – Lyon – Avignon – Aix-en-Provence – Marseille
  • High speed services (TGV) Paris – Aix-en-Provence – Cannes – Nice
  • High speed services (TGV Ouigo) Marne-la-Vallée – Lyon Saint-Exupéry – Aix-en-Provence – Marseille
  • High speed services (TGV) Lille – Aeroport CDG – Lyon – Aix-en-Provence – Marseille
  • High speed services (TGV) Brussels – Lille – Aeroport CDG – Lyon – Aix-en-Provence – Marseille
  • High speed services (TGV/ICE) Frankfurt – Strasbourg – Mulhouse – Belfort – Lyon – Avignon – Aix-en-Provence – Marseille
  • High speed services (TGV) Strasbourg – Lyon – Aix-en-Provence – Marseille
  • High speed services (TGV) Nantes – Angers – Tours – Lyon – Avignon – Aix-en-Provence – Marseille
  • High speed services (TGV) Rennes – Le Mans – Lyon – Avignon – Aix-en-Provence – Marseille
  • High speed services (TGV) Geneva – Lyon – Aix-en-Provence – Marseille
  • High speed services (Thalys) Amsterdam – Rotterdam – Antwerp – Brussels – Avignon – Aix-en-Provence – Marseille (Summer Saturdays)

Trains in the direction of Marseilles depart from platform 3; those for all other destinations from platform 4.

SOURCE:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aix-en-Provence_TGV_station

Schedule: https://www.renfe-sncf.com/rw-en/services/stations/Pages/Aix-en-Provence-TGV.aspx