Aigues-Mortes

Aigues-Mortes
City walls
City walls
Coat of arms of Aigues-Mortes
Location of Aigues-Mortes
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Aigues-Mortes is located in France
Aigues-Mortes
Aigues-Mortes
Aigues-Mortes is located in Occitanie
Aigues-Mortes
Aigues-Mortes
Coordinates: 43°34′03″N 4°11′36″E / 43.5675°N 4.1933°E / 43.5675; 4.1933
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentGard
ArrondissementNîmes
CantonAigues-Mortes
IntercommunalityTerre de Camargue
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Pierre Mauméjean[1]
Area
1
57.78 km2 (22.31 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
8,685
 • Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Aigues-Mortais (masculine)
Aigues-Mortaise (feminine)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
30003 /30220
Elevation0–3 m (0.0–9.8 ft)
(avg. 1 m or 3.3 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Aigues-Mortes (French pronunciation: [ɛɡmɔʁt]; Occitan: Aigas Mòrtas) is a commune in the Gard department in the Occitania region of southern France. The medieval city walls surrounding the city are well preserved. Situated on the junction of the Canal du Rhône à Sète and the Chenal Maritime to Le Grau-du-Roi, the town is a transit center for canal craft and Dutch barges.[3] [4]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Watersteps through France - Bill & Laurel Cooper - Adlard Coles Nautical - 1991 - ISBN 9780749310165
  4. ^ A Spell in Wild France - Bill & Laurel Cooper - Methuen - 1992 - ISBN 9780413667205