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Map of the Camargue. With an area of over 930 km 2 (360 sq mi), the Camargue is one of western Europe's largest river deltas [citation needed].It is a vast plain comprising large brine lagoons or étangs, cut off from the sea by sandbars and encircled by reed-covered marshes.
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 ...
The Parc naturel régional de Camargue is a protected area which was designated in 1970 along the shoreline of the Camargue, France. [1] The park protects a wetland environment and an adjacent marine area. The boundaries of the park have been expanded to include a lagoon called the Étang de Vaccarès.
Saint-Gilles is located at the northern edge of the Petite Camargue, between Arles (15 km) and Nîmes (16 km). With a land area of 153.73 km 2 (59.355 sq mi), it is rather large by continental French standards, although many of the communes in this part of France are among the largest in area in Metropolitan France.
This document is a facsimile from an official text (law, regulation, etc.) published in the Journal officiel de la République française, the official gazette of the French Republic. As such, it is not eligible for copyright.
Ensemble de grottes à concrétions du Sud de la France, 2000. Concretion cave complexes in southern France; Parc national de la Vanoise, 2000. Vanoise National Park; Massif du Mont Blanc, 2000. Mont Blanc; La Camargue, 2002. The Camargue; Bouches de Bonifacio, 2002. Strait of Bonifacio; Parc national des Écrins, 2002. Écrins National Park
The Camargue bull is smaller than the Spanish fighting bulls, stocky, with high horns and head. It measures about 1.40 m at the withers. It is primarily intended for bullfighting which is very popular in the region. The Camargue horse is the ultimate companion for herdsmen to move into the marshes and herd bulls.
Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer (1 C, 3 P) Pages in category "Camargue" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total.