ST-Provence participates in the prevention of occupational risks and in the protection of health at work for 126,000 employees, distributed among 13,000 member companies in the Pays d’Aix-en-Provence and Salon-de-Provence . ST-Provence carries out a service activity and does not have any authority function. It carries out its advisory mission to employees, employers and staff representatives.
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The Festival International d’Art Lyrique d’Aix-en-Provence is an annual international music festival which takes place each summer in Aix-en-Provence, principally in July. Devoted mainly to opera, it also includes concerts of orchestral, chamber, vocal and solo instrumental music. Performances are given in a variety of locations, including: the Théâtre de l’Archevêché, in the courtyard of the former archbishop’s palace the Grand Théâtre […]
The Camp des Milles was a French internment camp, opened in September 1939, in a former tile factory near the village of Les Milles, part of the commune of Aix-en-Provence (Bouches-du-Rhône). In October 2015, the site was chosen by UNESCO as the headquarters for its new Chair of Education for Citizenship, Human Sciences and Shared Memories. Since 1993, the sites serves as a World War II memorial. The “Fondation […]
The Lycée Vauvenargues is a public school located in Aix-en-Provence bringing together a general high school, a vocational high school , a preparatory class for grandes écoles ( CPGE ), an apprenticeship training center ( CFA ) offering a BTS and a Greta . Originally called Lycée Carnot , it took its current name in 1962 in tribute to the moralist Luc de Clapiers , Marquis de Vauvenargues . It occupies an entire wing of the establishment, with its […]
Aix-en-Provence is a city and commune in Southern France, about 30 km (19 mi) north of Marseille. Country France Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Department Bouches-du-Rhône Intercommunality Aix-Marseille-Provence Government Mayor (2020–2026) Maryse Joissains-Masini Area 186.08 km2 (71.85 sq mi) Population (2017-01-01) 142,482 Density 770/km2 (2,000/sq mi) Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET) Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST) Geography and climate Aix-en-Provence is situated in the south of France, in a plain overlooking the Arc river, about a mile from the […]