Bouches-du-Rhône
Americannoun
noun
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The prefect of the Bouches-du-Rhône area, Georges-François Leclerc, urged local residents to remain indoors and said firefighters were "defending" the city.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2025
The Bouches-du-Rhône area has not recorded a single drop of rain since 19 May, according to French broadcaster BFMTV.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2025
The regions of Alpes-Maritimes, Var, Bouches-du-Rhône, Ardèche, Rhône, Haute -Savoie, Vendée, Maine-et-Loire and Morbihan were part of the trial - but tax officials say it may now be rolled out nationwide.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2022
Laurent Joseph, a top official in the neighboring Bouches-du-Rhône region, told BFM TV that authorities expect to deal with the fire “for several days.”
From Washington Post ● Jul. 8, 2022
Provence, a maritime province in the South of France, originally called Provincia by the Romans, and which included the departments of Bouches-du-Rhône, Basses-Alpes, Var, and part of Vaucluse.
From The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge by Nuttall, P. Austin
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