Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer
Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer
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Aerial view of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer by the sea with the arena in the foreground | |
Location of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer | |
| Coordinates: 43°27′10″N 4°25′43″E / 43.4528°N 4.4286°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Bouches-du-Rhône |
| Arrondissement | Arles |
| Canton | Arles |
| Intercommunality | CA Arles-Crau-Camargue-Montagnette |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–2026) | Christelle Aillet |
Area 1 | 374.61 km2 (144.64 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 2,278 |
| • Density | 6.1/km2 (16/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Saintois |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 13096 /13460 |
| Elevation | 0–6 m (0–20 ft) (avg. 4 m or 13 ft) |
| Website | www |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃tmaʁi d(ə) la mɛʁ], alternatively with the definite article Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, lit. "(the) Saint Marys of the Sea", locally Les Saintes, [le sɛ̃t]; Provençal: Lei Santei Marias de la Mar (classical norm) or Li Sànti Marìo de la Mar (Mistralian norm)), is the capital of the Camargue (Provençal: Camarga) natural region in Southern France. It lies on the Mediterranean Sea.
Administratively, it is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, on the departmental border with Gard. It covers the second-largest area of all communes in metropolitan France, smaller only than that of neighbouring Arles. In 2021, it had a population of 2,120.