List districts of Marseilles

This list of the 16 municipal districts of the town of Marseilles indicates also their code INSEE, their principal zip code, their regrouping in 8 sectors and the Quartiers to which they correspond. For a more complete list of the districts Marseilles to see the List of the districts of Marseilles.

List districts

The districts of Marseilles were created by decree 46-2285 of October 18th, 1946. Contrary to Paris and Lyon which has “town halls of district” in each district, Marseilles is cut out in 8 “sectors” including/understanding 2 districts each one since 1987. There are thus 8 “town halls of sector” to Marseilles whereas there are 9 “town halls of district” with Lyon and 20 with Paris. 7th and 8th sectors are commonly called " Nord" districts;.

For statistics by district (population of the various districts, unemployment rate, population by age brackets etc) click on the district concerned.

Population by districts

Censuses at January 1st, 2005, March 8th, 1999 and March 5th, 1990

l' INSEE not giving the detail for 2005:
has - total population of 1st and 2nd districts: 65.400
B - total population of 15th and 16th districts: 89.800

Incomes by districts

Before the Revolution

Before the French revolution, the essence of the city was confined inside the ramparts and was made up of five parishes:

Notes and references of the article

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