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Bouches-du-Rhône
Bouches-du-Rhône is a département in the south of France named after the mouth of the Rhone River.
HistoryBouches-du-Rhône was one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of Provence and the principalities of Orange, Martigues, and Lambesc . It lost part of its territory, including Orange and Apt, when the department of Vaucluse was created. Marseille has been an important harbor since before Julius Caesar's conquest of Gaul. GeographyThe department is part of the current region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. It is surrounded by the departments of Gard on the west, Vaucluse on the north, and Var on the east, and by the Mediterranean Sea on the south. Marseille is an important harbor. Other significant cities include: Rivers include:
Mountains include: CultureThe department is well represented in French art. Paul Cézanne painted numerous representations of the Mont Sainte-Victoire. Vincent van Gogh spent much of his life in Aix-en-Provence, painting many scenes in the area.  Tourism
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