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Aix en Provence

Town of water, town of art... Everyone knows that Aix was built and has developed around this dual identity.
But the town also knows how to blend different eras and culture. Open to the world, it is a city of human dimension where the preserved heritage and the city of tomorrow blend perfectly.
Here, all is colour and sensation: the light of the sky, the golden stone of the facades, the transparent green of the fountains, the shade of the plane trees, surprises held by the festival nights...

Aix en Provence gives you a warm welcome.

Aix in a few words

A name that travels in time:
Aquas Sextias, Ais en Provencou, Aix en Provence.
Date of Birth: 122 B.C.
Surface area: 18 600 hectares.
Population: 137 067 inhabitants.
Average temperature: 17°C (63°F).
Climate: Excellent mild climate. Aix is protected from the winds of the North, but is slightly affected by the Mistral. Average daily temperatures vary between 5 to 6°C (January) and 21.9°C (July). No more than 91 days of rain are recorded during the year. In winter, the sun is almost permanent. The dry summer is pleasant owing to a light perpetual breeze. Autumn is radiant and sunny.
Average days of sun per year: 300
Mayor: Maryse Joissains Masini.

Access

By plane:
Marseille-Provence International Airport (25 km)
By train:
Aix TGV station: RD9 - Bus link to Aix (15 km) Arbois Business Centre. (2h50 from Paris or 1h20 de Lyon) .
Train Station in the center
By car:
Motorway A7 - A46 and A8 - Paris (780 km) - Lyon (300 km) - Nice (175 km) - Exits Aix ouest, Aix sud and Aix centre - Motoway A54 and A9 - Montpellier (150 km) - Nîmes (120 km) - Arles (80 km) - Exits: Aix ouest and Aix sud
Coach station:
Avenue de l'Europe

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