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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 ...
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km 2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. Fontvieille ( French pronunciation: [fɔ̃vjɛj] ; Occitan : Fòntvielha ) is a commune in the camargue region in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France .
The Communauté d'agglomération Arles-Crau-Camargue-Montagnette (CCAM) is the communauté d'agglomération, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Arles. It is located in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, southeastern France. It was created in December 2003. [1] Its area is 1445.8 km 2 ...
A map of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d ... With an area of over 930 km 2 (360 sq mi), Camargue is western ... Haute-Provence is one of the sunniest regions of France ...
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 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.
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 ...