City Details: Marseille
A few alternate names for Marseille are: MRS, Marseggia, Marsegia, Marseglia, Marseilla, Marseille, Marseilles, Marsej, Marseja, Marsejlo
Marseille is a city in southern France, the prefecture of the department of Bouches-du-Rhône and of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the Provence region, it is located on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, near the mouth of the Rhône river. Marseille is the second-most populous city proper in France, after Paris, with 877,215 inhabitants in 2022 over a municipal territory of 241 km2 (93 sq mi). Together with its suburbs and exurbs, the Marseille metropolitan area, which extends over 3,972 km2 (1,534 sq mi), had a population of 1,900,957 at the Jan. 2022 census, the third most populated in France after those of Paris and Lyon. The cities of Marseille, Aix-en-Provence, and 90 suburban municipalities have formed since 2016 the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis, an indirectly elected metropolitan authority now in charge of wider metropolitan issues, with a population of 1,922,626 at the Jan. 2022 census.
General Information
- Official Name: France
- Common Name: France
- Population: 870731
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- Coordinates: 43.29695, 5.38107
- Country Code: FRA
- Continent: Europe
Closest Airports to Marseille
- 1. Marseille Provence Airport (MRS), distance from city center: 20.42 km
- 2. Le Castellet Airport (CTT), distance from city center: 33.09 km
- 3. Toulon-Hyères Airport (TLN), distance from city center: 65.86 km
Location of Marseille
Country Details
- Country: France
- Official Name: French Republic
- Capital: Paris
- Region: Europe
- Subregion: Western Europe
- Population: 67,391,582
- Area: 551,695 km²
- Languages: French
- Currency: Euro (€)
- Timezones: UTC-10:00, UTC-09:30, UTC-09:00, UTC-08:00, UTC-04:00, UTC-03:00, UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00, UTC+03:00, UTC+04:00, UTC+05:00, UTC+10:00, UTC+11:00, UTC+12:00
- Flag:
Has borders with:
- Andorra
- Belgium
- Germany
- Italy
- Luxembourg
- Monaco
- Spain
- Switzerland
Holidays in Marseille, France
Planning a short trip? Check out the Long Weekends Calendar in France for 2026
- Jour de l'an - 2026-01-01
- Lundi de Pâques - 2026-04-06
- Fête du Travail - 2026-05-01
- Victoire 1945 - 2026-05-08
- Ascension - 2026-05-14
- Lundi de Pentecôte - 2026-05-25
- Fête nationale - 2026-07-14
- Assomption - 2026-08-15
- Toussaint - 2026-11-01
- Armistice 1918 - 2026-11-11
- Noël - 2026-12-25
Daylight Saving Time in Marseille, France
| Year | DST Start | DST End |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mar 30, 2025, 1:00 AM | Oct 27, 2025, 1:00 AM |
| 2026 | Mar 29, 2026, 1:00 AM | Oct 26, 2026, 1:00 AM |
| 2027 | Mar 28, 2027, 1:00 AM | Nov 1, 2027, 1:00 AM |
| 2028 | Mar 26, 2028, 1:00 AM | Oct 30, 2028, 1:00 AM |
| 2029 | Mar 25, 2029, 1:00 AM | Oct 29, 2029, 1:00 AM |
| 2030 | Mar 31, 2030, 1:00 AM | Oct 28, 2030, 1:00 AM |
| 2031 | Mar 30, 2031, 1:00 AM | Oct 27, 2031, 1:00 AM |
| 2032 | Mar 28, 2032, 1:00 AM | Nov 1, 2032, 1:00 AM |
| 2033 | Mar 27, 2033, 1:00 AM | Oct 31, 2033, 1:00 AM |
| 2034 | Mar 26, 2034, 1:00 AM | Oct 30, 2034, 1:00 AM |
Museums in Marseille, France
Musée des Beaux-Arts
Rue Édouard Stéphan, 13004 Marseille, France
Coordinates: 43.3046° N, 5.3940° E
Hours: Tu-Su 09:00-18:00
Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle
13004 Marseille, France
Coordinates: 43.3038° N, 5.3946° E
Hours: Tu-Su 09:00-18:00
Musée Cantini
Rue Grignan, 13006 Marseille, France
Coordinates: 43.2922° N, 5.3782° E
Hours: Tu-Su 10:00-17:00
Musée des Civilisations de l'Europe et de la Méditerranée
7 Promenade Robert Laffont, 13002 Marseille, France
Coordinates: 43.2967° N, 5.3610° E
Hours: May-Jun Mo-Su 10:00-19:00 • Nov-Apr Mo-Su 10:00-18:00 • Jul-Aug 10:00-20:00 • Tu off •
Musée d'histoire de Marseille
2 Rue Henri Barbusse, 13001 Marseille, France
Coordinates: 43.2976° N, 5.3757° E
Hours: Tu-Su 10:00-18:00
Musée des Arts Africains, Océaniens, Amérindiens
Rue Trigance, 13002 Marseille, France
Coordinates: 43.3010° N, 5.3681° E
Hours: May 16-Sep 17 Tu-Mo 13:00-19:00 • Sep 18-May 15 Tu-Mo 13:00-18:00 • Jan 01 off • May 01 off • Nov 01 off • Nov 11 off • Dec 25-26 off
Musée d'Archéologie Méditerranéenne
2 Rue de la Charité, 13002 Marseille, France
Coordinates: 43.3006° N, 5.3683° E
Hours: Tu-Su 09:00-18:00 • Jan 01 off • May 01 off • Nov 01 off • Nov 11 off • Dec 25 off
Musée Grobet-Labadié
Mémorial des déportations
Avenue Vaudoyer, 13002 Marseille, France
Coordinates: 43.2956° N, 5.3625° E
Hours: Tu-Fr 11:00-12:30, 13:30-18:00 • Sa-Su 09:30-12:30, 13:30-18:00
Frac Sud - Cité de l'art contemporain
Boulevard de Dunkerque, 13002 Marseille, France
Coordinates: 43.3053° N, 5.3678° E
Hours: Tu-Sa 12:00-19:00 • Su 14:00-18:00
Musée des Docks romains
Grotte Cosquer
Promenade Robert Laffont, 13002 Marseille, France
Coordinates: 43.2973° N, 5.3620° E
Hours: Mo-Su 09:30-19:30
Musée Regards de Provence
Tunnel de la Major, 13002 Marseille, France
Coordinates: 43.2977° N, 5.3636° E
Exposition sur la réparation navale
Boulevard des Bassins de Radoub, 13002 Marseille, France
Coordinates: 43.3264° N, 5.3583° E
Observatoire de Marseille - Planétarium
Musée du savon de Marseille
Chemin de Sainte-Marthe, 13014 Marseille, France
Coordinates: 43.3213° N, 5.3899° E
Hours: We 14:00-17:00 • Fr 09:00-12:00
Mémorial de La Marseillaise
Rue Thubaneau, 13001 Marseille, France
Coordinates: 43.2978° N, 5.3784° E
Musée des arts décoratifs, de la faïence et de la mode
Place Émile Cartailhac, 13008 Marseille, France
Coordinates: 43.2573° N, 5.3820° E
Musée Subaquatique de Marseille
Corniche du Président John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 13007 Marseille, France
Coordinates: 43.2902° N, 5.3537° E