Map of Marseille, France

Marseille is the administrative centre of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, with a population of about 877,215. It lies at 43.2970°N, 5.3811°E. Marseille is about 661 km (410 mi) south of Paris, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Marseille 03, 1 km to the northwest.

Marseille at a glance

Where is Marseille?

• The 2nd largest city in France by recorded population.
• The largest city in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 58 min on the shortest day to 15 h 24 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Marseille

• Marseille 03 — 1 km northwest
• Marseille 07 — 2 km southwest
• Marseille 08 — 3 km south
• Marseille 13 — 3 km northeast
• Marseille 10 — 3 km southeast
• Marseille 12 — 4 km east
• Marseille 14 — 5 km north
• Marseille 15 — 9 km north
• Aubagne — 15 km east
• Marignane — 19 km northwest

Largest cities in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

• Nice — 342,669
• Toulon — 168,701
• Aix-en-Provence — 146,821
• Avignon — 89,769
• Marseille 13 — 89,316
• Marseille 08 — 78,837
• Marseille 15 — 77,770
• Antibes — 76,393
• Cannes — 74,545
• La Seyne-sur-Mer — 62,330

Largest cities in France

• Paris — 2,138,551
• Lyon — 520,774
• Toulouse — 511,684
• Nice — 342,669
• Nantes — 325,070
• Marne La Vallée — 318,325
• Strasbourg — 274,845
• Bordeaux — 265,328
• Montpellier — 248,252
• Lille — 238,695

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.