Aix en Provence is a city in southern France. Aix en Provence is located in the department of Bouches du Rhone, west of the Sainte-Victoire mountain and north of Marseille. Aix en Provence has approximately 150.000 inhabitants called Aixois. The city has a university with about 30.000 students.
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The current Aix en Provence was once a Celtic Ligurian setting. After it was destroyed, Aix en Provence was founded again in 123 BC by Consul Sextius Calvinus. The location was interesting because of the different sources of hot and cold water. In 102 BC the current Aix en Provence was a battle field between the Germanic travelling Teutons and Ambrones the one hand and the Romans on the other hand. The latter wanted to prevent that these Germanic tribes would invade Italy and needed to be put to a hold in Aix en Provence. The Germanic tribes were slaughtered in one of the bloodiest battles in history. At the end of the 3rd century Aix en Provence was the main political centre of the province of Narbonensis Secunda. In 477 Aix en Provence was occupied by the Visigoths. In the century thereafter was Aix en Provence was several times plundered by the Franken and Lombards, until it was occupied by the Saracens in 731.
During the Middle Ages Aix en Provence was the capital of the county of Provence. From the 13th century, under the houses of Aragon and Anjou Aix en Provence became an important artistic and intellectual centre was led in 1409 to the foundation of the university of Aix en Provence by Louis II of Naples. Aix en Provence was added to the kingdom of France in 1481. Aix en Provence however refused for two centuries to recognise the French monarchy. Over the next centuries the city and port of Marseille increasingly developed itself as a regional centre and as a result Aix en Provence lost its political influence. Since 1970 Aix en Provence is important for tourism and thanks to its university has become a centre for technology.
The Mediterranean climate of Aix en Provence guarantees very pleasant temperatures during the summer months. The summers in Aix en Provence are rather dry and fires often break out in the areas surrounding Aix en Provence.
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