Arles: Commune in Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Arles is a city in the south of France.
It was built in the 6th century BC by the Greeks. Today more than 50,000 people live there. In the 1880s, the famous painters, Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin lived there. Vincent van Gogh painted his famous Sunflowers in Arles.
Arles | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
 Aerial view of Arles | |
 Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 43°40′36″N 4°37′40″E / 43.67670°N 4.6278°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Bouches-du-Rhône |
| Arrondissement | Arles |
| Canton | Arles |
| Intercommunality | CA Arles-Crau-Camargue-Montagnette |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Hervé Schiavetti (PCF) |
| Area 1 | 758.93 km2 (293.02 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | 52,439 |
| • Density | 69/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 13004 /13200 |
| Elevation | 0–57 m (0–187 ft) (avg. 10 m or 33 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The city is at the heart of the Camargue. Not many people live in this region, so there is a lot of free land around Arles. Because of this, Arles is the city in France to have the largest area (nearly 760 square kilometres).
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