Place:Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, Bouches-du-Rhône, France

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NameSaintes-Maries-de-la-Mer
Alt namesLes Saintes-Mariessource: NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (2000-2003) accessed 16 July 2003
Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mersource: NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (2000-2003) accessed 16 July 2003; Shaver-Crandell and Gerson, Pilgrim's Guide to Santiago de Compostela (1995) p 325
Saintes-Mariessource: NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (2000-2003) accessed 16 July 2003
TypeCommune
Coordinates43.45°N 4.433°E
Located inBouches-du-Rhône, France
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source: Family History Library Catalog


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Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer (lit.: Saint Marys of the Sea; 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. Its 2012 population was 2,495, though it can swell to 500,000 during the summer holidays. It covers the second-largest area of all communes in Metropolitan France, smaller only than that of neighbouring Arles.

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