Aix-Marseille University (AMU; French: Aix-Marseille Université; formally incorporated as Université d'Aix-Marseille) is a public research university located
branches to Marseille and Nice; it takes about 3 hours to get from Paris to Aix by TGV. Aix also has a railway station near the centre, Gare d'Aix-en-Provence
schools within the commune of Avignon are administered by the Académied'Aix-Marseille. There are 26 state nursery schools (Écoles maternelles) for children
comparison with the Hautes-Alpes department. Gap is situated in the Académied'Aix-Marseille [fr]. The city administers 12 nursery schools, 13 elementary schools [fr]