The Provence-Alpes-Cote-d-Azur region of France
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It is made up of:
the former French province of Provence- the former papal territory of Avignon, known as Comtat Venaissin
- the former Sardinian-Piedmontese county of Nice, whose coastline is known in English as the French Riviera , and in French as the Côte d'Azur
- the southeastern part of the former French province of Dauphiné, in the French Alps.
Notable cities and places in Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur include: Aix-en-Provence, Antibes, Arles, Avignon, Les Baux de Provenc, Cannes, Cassi, Digne-les-Bains, Grasse , Juan-les-Pins , Marseille, Nice, Saint-Raphaël, Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, Saint-Tropez.
Reminders of Roman influence abound. Provence was the Roman Provincia; Frejus was Forum Julius and so on. Nimes has a Roman temple and amphitheatre today used for bull fighting.
The region is home to very many wines and to very many foreigners (German, Dutch, English) who have maisons secondaires (=second homes) there. The population is 7.55% of France's total, on 5.71% of its area.