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Marseille is the second largest city in the country, with a population of approximately 2,000,000 people, located in the [former] Province of Provence and the Mediterranean Sea. Marseille is France's largest commercial port and the largest port in the Mediterranean. Marseille is the capital what is know known The Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur region, as well as the capital of the Bouches-du-Rhone departement. Attractions of interest include the harbor, the Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde, the ancient prison island where The Count of Monte Cristo was jailed in the novel by Alexandre Dumas, the Unite d'Habitation de Marseille, and the calanques. Marseille's football club, the Olympique de Marseille, won the UEFA Champions League in 1993.
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