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City areas

Marseille is spread across a wide geographical area divided into 16 arrondissements of which the central six contain most of the city’s historic buildings and its services.

 
Interest areas

• Vieux Port

Located at the end of the Canebière, it has been the natural harbor of Marseille since antiquity.

Highlights: the Abbey of St Victor, the Phare de Sainte Marie (lighthouse), the Canebière, Hôtel de Ville (town hall), the historic ferry, the Roman Dock Museum.

 

• La Corniche

It is a picturesque waterfront road between the Old Port and the Bay of Marseille.

Highlights: Besides the lovely views of the sea, it also provides the Chateau d’If to the south and les Calanques to the east.

 

• Longchamp

Highlights: Palais Longchamp with its Natural History Museum and Musée des Beaux-Arts; Grobet-Labadié museum.

 

• Le Panier

This is the oldest area of the town.

Highlights: The Vieille Charité, a wonderful old monument, now hosting museums and exhibitions.

 

Administrative areas

The 16 municipal arrondissements are divided into quartiers (111 in total). The arrondissements are regrouped, in pairs, into 8 sectors, each sector having its own council and town hall.

• 1^st sector: 1^st and 7^th districts
• 2^nd sector: 2^nd and 3^rd districts
• 3^rd sector: 4^th and 5^th districts
• 4^th sector: 6^th and 8^th districts
• 5^th sector: 9^th and 10^th districts
• 6^th sector: 11^th and 12^th districts
• 7^th sector: 13^th and 14^th districts
• 8^th sector: 15^th and 16^th districts