Marseille, France.

Marseille (English alt. Marseilles IPA: /mɑrˈseɪ/; French: [maʁsɛj]; locally [mɑχˈsɛjɐ]; Classical Provençal: Marselha, [maʀˈsejɔ, maʀˈsijɔ]; Mistralian Provençal: Marsiho, [maʀˈsijɔ]), formerly known as Massalia (from Greek: Μασσαλία), is the second-largest city of France. It forms the third-largest metropolitan area, after those of Paris and Lyon, with a population recorded to be 1,516,340 at the 1999 census and estimated to be 1,605,000 in 2007. Located on the south east coast of France on the Mediterranean, Marseille is France's largest commercial port. Marseille is the administrative capital (préfecture de région) of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, as well as the administrative capital (préfecture départementale) of the Bouches-du-Rhône department. Its inhabitants are called Marseillais.