Marseille or Marseilles (French: Marseille; Occitan: Marselha; Latin: Massilia; Greek: Μασσαλία, Massalia) is the largest city of Provence and the regional capital of Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, in southern France, on the Mediterranean Sea. It has 826 700 inhabitants. It is one of the most important ports of the Mediterranean.