• Area of the Bouches-du-Rhône : 5,087 km²/1,965 sq.ml. (Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region : 31,400 km²/12,120 sq.ml.)
- 50 % classified as natural areas
• Population of the Bouches-du-Rhône :
- Bouches-du-Rhône, a department with a population of 1.9 million (ranked 3rd nationally) in a dynamic region of 4.7 million inhabitants.
- A young department: in the Aix-Marseille metropolitan area, 51.4 % of the population is under 40.
- Aix-Marseille : 3rd urban concentration in France.
• Economy of the Bouches-du-Rhône :
- 50 % of businesses and jobs in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
(ranked 1st department in the region)
- GDP per capita: 27,095 € (France outside Paris: 25,325 €)
- GDP per employed person: 71,133 € (France outside Paris: 65,544 €)
- 75 % of bank transactions in Provence Alpes Côte-d’Azur
- 75 % of exogenous businesses in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
• Businesses in the Bouches-du-Rhône :
- 153 523 companies
- 747 558 jobs
Source: INSEE
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