Saint-Martin-de-Crau

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Coordinates: 43°38′27″N 4°48′48″E / 43.6408333333, 4.81333333333

Commune of Saint-Martin-de-Crau
Church of Saint-Martin-de-Crau

Location
Saint-Martin-de-Crau (France)
Saint-Martin-de-Crau
Administration
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Bouches-du-Rhône
Arrondissement Arles
Canton Arles-Est
Intercommunality Arles-Crau-Camargue-Montagnette
Mayor Claude Vulpian
(2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation 2 m–447 m
(avg. 24 m)
Land area¹ 214.87 km²
Population²
(1999)
11,023
 - Density 51.3/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 13097/ 13310
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.
France

Saint-Martin-de-Crau is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône département in southern France. Inhabitants are called Saint-Martinois.

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[edit] History

[edit] Demography

At 51.3 inhabitants/km² (1999 census), Saint-Martin-de-Crau has the lowest population density of all communes in metropolitan France that have a population exceeding 10,000 inhabitants. With a land area of 214.87 km² (82.962 sq mi), it is the fifth-largest commune in geographic area in metropolitan France (after Arles, Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, Laruns, and Marseille).

Demographic evolution of Saint Martin de Crau
Demographic evolution of Saint Martin de Crau

[edit] Economy

Crau in Saint Martin de Crau
Crau in Saint Martin de Crau

[edit] Administration

Major List :

  • March 2001 - April 2008 ?? Claude Vulpian

[edit] Miscellaneous

[edit] Twin towns

Saint-Martin-de-Crau is twined with:

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