Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer | |
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 Aerial view of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer | |
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Location of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer  | |
  Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer  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[1] |
Area 1 | 374.61 km2 (144.64 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,120 |
| • Density | 5.7/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| 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) |
| 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: [sɛ̃t maʁi də la mɛʁ], also Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, lit.: "(the) Saint Marys of the Sea", locally Les Saintes, Provençal Occitan: Li Santi Mario de la Mar), is the capital of the Camargue (Provençal Occitan Camarga) in the south of France. It is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department by the Mediterranean Sea. It covers the second-largest area of all communes in Metropolitan France, smaller only than that of neighbouring Arles.
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.