What is Aix-en-Provence?
{{Infobox French commune |name = Aix-en-Provence |commune status = [[Subprefectures in France|Subprefecture]] and [[Communes of France|commune]] |image = Aix-en-Provence 20110930 12.jpg |caption = The [[Fontaine de la Rotonde]], built in 1860 |image flag = Flag of Aix-en-Provence.svg |image coat of arms = Escut de Ais de Provença.svg |coordinates = {{coord|43.526304|5.445429|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |arrondissement = Aix-en-Provence |canton = [[Cantons of Aix-en-Provence|2 cantons]] |INSEE = 13001 |postal code = 13100, 13090 |mayor = [[Maryse Joissains-Masini]] |term = 2014–2020 |intercommunality = [[Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis|Aix-Marseille-Provence]] |elevation m = 173 |elevation min m = |elevation max m = |area km2 = 186.08 |population = 142149 |population date = 2014 }} '''Aix-en-Provence''' is a city in the south of [[France]]. Located in the [[Bouches-du-Rhône]] department, about 150,000 people live there.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Aix-en-Provence, capital of Provence {{!}} Horizon Provence|url=https://www.horizon-provence.com/aix-en-provence/index_english.htm|access-date=2024-11-14|website=www.horizon-provence.com}}</ref> == History == Aix-en-Provence was founded by the [[Roman Empire|Romans]] in 123 BC under the name of Aquae Sextiae.<ref>{{Cite web|title=History • Aix en Provence - Office de Tourisme|url=https://www.aixenprovencetourism.com/en/aix-en-provence-en/history/|access-date=2024-11-14|website=Aix en Provence - Office de Tourisme|language=en-GB}}</ref> Since then, it stayed important as a crossroad between the [[Mediterranean Sea]] and [[Italy]]. The city used to be the capital of [[Provence]], a historical French region.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Aix-en-Provence in the footsteps of Cézanne|url=https://provence-alpes-cotedazur.com/en/get-inspired/destination-provence-alpes-cote-dazur/aix-en-provence/|access-date=2024-11-14|website=Prove