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Arles | |
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| Aerial view of Arles | |
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| Administration | |
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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. | |
| 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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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