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Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur


  • Type: Region of France
  • Region of France Capital: Marseille

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur is an administrative region in the southeastern France. Located on the Mediterranean Coast, the region consists of six departments Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Alpes-Maritimes, Bouches-du-Rhone, Hautes-Alpes, Var and Vaucluse. - AsNotedIn


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PlaceTypeAsNotedInArea
PlaceTypeAsNotedInArea
Aix-en-Provence City
Bouches-du-Rhone, FR
Ansouis Village
Antibes City
Alpes-Maritimes, FR
Arles City Bouches-du-Rhone, FR
Avignon Town
Vaucluse (department)
Briancon, FR Town
Hautes-Alpes (department), FR
Cagnes-sur-Mer City
Alpes-Maritimes, FR
Calanques National Park Natural Environ Bouches-du-Rhone, FR
Cannes City Alpes-Maritimes, FR
Castellar Town
Alpes-Maritimes, FR
Ecrins National Park, FR Mountainous Hautes-Alpes (department), FR Isere (department), FR
Eze Village
Alpes-Maritimes, FR
Fontaine-de-Vaucluse, FR Village
Vaucluse (department)
Fontvieille Town
Bouches-du-Rhone, FR
Gassin Town
Var (department), FR
Gordes Town
Vaucluse (department)
Grasse City
Alpes-Maritimes, FR
Hyeres City
Var (department), FR
La Croix-Valmer Town
Var (department), FR
Le Grand Blanc Cultural Area Vaucluse (department)
Le Thoronet Town
Var (department), FR
Les Baux-de-Provence Village Bouches-du-Rhone, FR
Lourmarin Village
Mane-en-Provence Town
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, FR
Marseille City
Bouches-du-Rhone, FR
Menton, FR City
Alpes-Maritimes, FR
Mercantour National Park Mountainous Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, FR Alpes-Maritimes, FR
Mont-Dauphin, FR Village
Hautes-Alpes (department), FR
Mougins Town
Alpes-Maritimes, FR
Nice City Alpes-Maritimes, FR
Orange Town
Vaucluse (department)
Parc naturel regional de Camargue River delta Bouches-du-Rhone, FR
Quinson Village
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, FR
Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer Village
Var (department), FR
Roquebrune-Cap Martin Town
Alpes-Maritimes, FR
Roussillon Town
Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat Town
Alpes-Maritimes, FR
Saint-Paul-de-Vence Town
Alpes-Maritimes, FR
Saint-Remy-de-Provence Town
Bouches-du-Rhone, FR
Sainte-Agnes Village
Tende Town
Alpes-Maritimes, FR
Tourtour Village
Verdon Gorge Canyon, Gorge Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, FR

Eat and Drink »

FoodTypeAsNotedInDescription
FoodTypeAsNotedInDescription
Aioli Sauce Aioli hails from the southern French region of Provence.
Bandol AOC Wine Bandol wine is from Provence.
Banon Cheese
Bellet AOC Wine Bellet wine is from Provence.
Cassis AOC Wine Cassis wine is from Provence.
Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence AOC Wine Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence wine is from Provence.
Coteaux de Pierrevert AOC Wine Coteaux de Pierrevert wine is from Provence.
Coteaux Varois AOC Wine Coteaux Varois wine is from Provence.
Cotes de Provence AOC Wine Cotes de Provence wine is from Provence.
Fougasse Flatbread
Les Baux-de-Provence AOC Wine Les Baux-de-Provence wine is from Provence.
Palette AOC Wine Palette wine is from Provence.
Saucisson d'Arles Meat Saucisson D'Arles salami is made from beef and pork.



Geography »

Physiographic FeaturesTypeAsNotedIn
Dauphine Alps Mountain Range
Maritime Alps Mountain Range
Mount Ventoux Mountain
River Rhone River

Data »

Particulars for Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur:
Locale type Region of France



Vicinage »

VicinageTypeAsNotedIn
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, FR Department of France
Alpes-Maritimes, FR Department of France
Bouches-du-Rhone, FR Department of France
Hautes-Alpes (department), FR Department of France
Hautes-Alpes (department), FR Department of France
Var (department), FR Department of France
Vaucluse (department) Department of France

Creative Works »

WorkTypeAsNotedInCreatorNote
Bonjour Tristesse Book Francoise Sagan "Bonjour Tristesse" is set on the Cote d'Azur, France - the French Riviera.
Chronicle of a Summer Film Edgar Morin "Chronicle of a Summer" was filmed in Saint-Tropez and Ramatuelle, Var, France
Epitaph for a Spy Novel
Eric Ambler "Epitaph for a Spy" begins at the Hotel de la Reserve, in St Gatien, a modest French seaside town near Toulon on the eve of World War II.
Manon des sources (book) Novel Marcel Pagnol Les Bastides Blanches was a village of a hundred and fifty inhabitants, perched on the prow of one of the last foothills of the Massif de l'Etoile, about ten kilometers from Aubagne.
Tender is the Night Book F Scott Fitzgerald "Tender is the Night" is set in Southern France, West of Cannes, 1913-1930

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