Provence is a former Roman province and is now a region of southeastern France, located on the Mediterranean Sea adjacent to France's border with Italy. It is now part of the administrative région of Provence-Alpes-C?te d'Azur. The traditional region of Provence encompasses the départements of Var, Vaucluse, and Bouches-du-Rh?ne in addition to parts of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Alpes-Maritimes.
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Provence is bounded by the Alps to the east and the Rh?
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