Bouches-du-Rhône

[ boosh-dy-rohn ]

noun

1. a department in SE France. 2,026 sq. mi. (5,245 sq. km). : Marseilles.

Bouches-du-Rhône

/ buʃdyron /

noun

1. a department of S central France, in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Capital: Marseille. Pop: 1 883 645 (2003 est). Area: 5284 sq km (2047 sq miles)

Example Sentences

"There is unbridled use of weapons of war to try to conquer new territory" between drug gangs said Frédérique Camilleri, police chief for the Bouches-du-Rhône department that Marseille is a part of.

From BBC

In protest against their colleague's detention, scores of officers in the Bouches-du-Rhone administrative department where Marseille is located have gone on sick leave or are responding only to emergency calls.

From Reuters

The Bouches-du-Rhone department on Tuesday was placed under a "red alert", with authorities seeing a "very high risk" of wildfires.

From Reuters

About six small-scale blazes have been recorded in the regions of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Occitanie, Grand Est, Bouches-Du-Rhone and Corsica island.

From Reuters

Christophe Mirmand, a local authority leader in the Bouches-du-Rhone region, said: "There was no danger notice for this building, and it is not in a neighbourhood identified as having substandard housing."

From BBC