Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer

Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer Lei Santei Marias de la Mar (Occitan)
Commune
Aerial view of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer by the sea with the arena in the foreground
Coat of arms
Location of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer
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Coordinates: 43°27′10″N 4°25′43″E / 43.4528°N 4.4286°E / 43.4528; 4.4286
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Bouches-du-Rhône
Arrondissement	Arles
Canton	Arles
Intercommunality	CA Arles-Crau-Camargue-Montagnette
Government
• Mayor (2021–2026)	Christelle Aillet[1]
Area 1	374.61 km2 (144.64 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,278
• Density	6.1/km2 (16/sq mi)
Demonym	Saintois
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	13096 /13460
Elevation	0–6 m (0–20 ft) (avg. 4 m or 13 ft)
Website	www.lessaintesmaries.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃tmaʁi d(ə) la mɛʁ], alternatively with the definite article Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, lit. "(the) Saint Marys of the Sea", locally Les Saintes, [le sɛ̃t]; Provençal: Lei Santei Marias de la Mar (classical norm) or Li Sànti Marìo de la Mar (Mistralian norm)), is the capital of the Camargue (Provençal: Camarga) natural region in Southern France. It lies on the Mediterranean Sea.

Administratively, it is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, on the departmental border with Gard. It covers the second-largest area of all communes in metropolitan France, smaller only than that of neighbouring Arles. In 2021, it had a population of 2,120.