Arles
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.
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| Aerial view of Arles | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Bouches-du-Rhône |
| Arrondissement | Arles |
| Canton | Arles |
| Intercommunality | CA Arles-Crau-Camargue-Montagnette |
| Mayor | Hervé Schiavetti (PCF) (2014–2020) |
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| Elevation | 0–57 m (0–187 ft) (avg. 10 m (33 ft)*) |
| Land area1 | 758.93 km2 (293.02 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 52,439 (2012) |
| - Density | 69/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 13004/ 13200 |
| 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. | |
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).
Arles Media
Arles Amphitheatre, a Roman arena
Passageway in the Amphitheatre
Church of St. Trophime and its cloister
Place de la République and the Hôtel de Ville
The Theatre of Arles, a 1st-century Roman theatre, built during the reign of Caesar Augustus
The Alyscamps, a Roman necropolis
The Arles portrait bust, possibly of Julius Caesar c. 1st century BC
Cafe Terrace at Night by Vincent van Gogh (September 1888), depicts the warmth of a café in Arles
The Gare d'Arles, the city's train station
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