Where is Marseille located in France?

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View of the old port of Marseille, France, with numerous boats docked in the harbor and the city's terracotta-roofed buildings rising up a hill, topped by the Notre-Dame de la Garde basilica. — Marseille Seaside view of the Old Port of Marseille, France.

Marseille is located in southern France and serves as the capital of the Bouches-du-Rhône département and the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region.1

Situated west of the French Riviera, the city lies on the Gulf of Lion along the Mediterranean Sea, nestled within a semicircle of limestone hills. Geographically, it is positioned 536 miles (863 kilometers) south-southeast of Paris and 218 miles southeast of Lyon.1