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The Camargue (/ k æ ˈ m ɑːr ɡ /, [3] [4] also UK: / k ə ˈ-/, [5] US: / k ɑː ˈ-/, [6] French:; Provençal: Camarga) is a coastal region in southern France located south of the city of Arles, between the Mediterranean Sea and the two arms of the Rhône river delta. The eastern arm is called the Grand Rhône; the western is the Petit ...
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 ...
The Parc naturel régional de Camargue is a protected area which was designated in 1970 along the shoreline of the Camargue, France. [1] The park protects a wetland environment and an adjacent marine area. The boundaries of the park have been expanded to include a lagoon called the Étang de Vaccarès.
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The river Rhône forks into two branches just upstream of Arles, forming the Camargue delta. Because the Camargue is for a large part administratively part of Arles, the commune as a whole is the largest commune in Metropolitan France in terms of territory. But its population numbers only slightly more than 50,000.
Saint-Gilles is located at the northern edge of the Petite Camargue, between Arles (15 km) and Nîmes (16 km). With a land area of 153.73 km 2 (59.355 sq mi), it is rather large by continental French standards, although many of the communes in this part of France are among the largest in area in Metropolitan France.
The Camargue bull is smaller than the Spanish fighting bulls, stocky, with high horns and head. It measures about 1.40 m at the withers. It is primarily intended for bullfighting which is very popular in the region. The Camargue horse is the ultimate companion for herdsmen to move into the marshes and herd bulls.
Cormorants at dusk on the pond of Vaccarès Shoreline of the Étang de Vaccarès Shore of the Étang de Vaccarès Map of the Camargue showing the location of the Étang de Vaccarès. Étang de Vaccarès is a lake, or, more accurately, a salt water lagoon (French: étang), in the wetlands of the Camargue in the delta of the River Rhône in ...