Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
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| Roman site 'Les Antiques' of Glanum, with the Mausoleum (left) and the Arch (right) | |
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 Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
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| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Bouches-du-Rhône |
| Arrondissement | Arles |
| Canton | Saint-Rémy-de-Provence |
| Intercommunality | Vallée des Baux |
| Mayor | Hervé Chérubini (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 7–392 m (23–1,286 ft) (avg. 60 m or 200 ft) |
| Land area1 | 89.09 km2 (34.40 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 10,662 (2008) |
| - Density | 120 /km2 (310 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 13100/ 13210 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 43°47′24″N 4°49′57″E / 43.79°N 4.8325°E
Saint-Rémy-de-Provence (Provençal Occitan: Sant Romieg de Provença in classical and Sant Roumié de Prouvènço in Mistralian norms) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.
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[edit] Geography
Saint-Rémy-de-Provence is situated about 20 km (12 mi) south of Avignon, just north of the Alpilles mountain range.
[edit] Population
| Year | 1793 | 1800 | 1806 | 1821 | 1831 | 1836 | 1841 | 1846 | 1851 | 1856 |
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| Population | 5055 | 5055 | 5737 | 5181 | 5464 | 5007 | 5930 | 6077 | 6124 | 6340 |
| Year | 1861 | 1866 | 1872 | 1876 | 1881 | 1886 | 1891 | 1896 | 1901 | 1906 |
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| Population | 6348 | 6315 | 6030 | 5999 | 5815 | 5815 | 5636 | 5976 | 6009 | 6148 |
| Year | 1911 | 1921 | 1926 | 1931 | 1936 | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 |
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| Population | 6174 | 5938 | 6369 | 6598 | 6723 | 6877 | 6893 | 7582 | 8044 | 7923 |
| Year | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 8402 | 9340 | 9806 | 10,662 |
[edit] Sights
On the southern outskirts of the city, the ruins of the Roman city of Glanum can still be seen, including a "triumphal arch".
[edit] Personalities
- Saint-Rémy-de-Provence was the birthplace of Nostradamus, a 16th century author of prophecies.
- Marie Gasquet, a Provençale novelist and queen of the Felibrige, was born in Saint-Remy-de-Provence.
- The painter Vincent van Gogh was treated here in the psychiatric center at Monastery Saint-Paul de Mausole (1889–1890).
- Princess Caroline of Monaco and her children lived in Saint-Rémy for several years following the death of her second husband, Stefano Casiraghi.
- In 1952 soaring over the mountains here Charles Atger set the world duration record in a sailplane. He stayed aloft for 56 hours and 15 minutes. Because of concerns over pilot exhaustion, this record category has been discontinued.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Saint-Rémy-de-Provence |
- Tourist office website
- The Complete Works of Van Gogh, Saint-Rémy
- Official site (in French)
- Google aerial view
- Information and photos from ProvenceBeyond website
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