Saint-Martin-de-Crau

Saint-Martin-de-Crau (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maʁtɛ̃ də kʁo]; Provençal: Sant Martin de Crau) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. Inhabitants are called Saint-Martinois.

Saint-Martin-de-Crau
Commune
The church in Saint-Martin-de-Crau
The church in Saint-Martin-de-Crau
Coat of arms of Saint-Martin-de-Crau
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Martin-de-Crau
Saint-Martin-de-Crau is located in France
Saint-Martin-de-Crau
Saint-Martin-de-Crau
Saint-Martin-de-Crau is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Saint-Martin-de-Crau
Saint-Martin-de-Crau
Coordinates: 43°38′27″N 4°48′48″E
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentBouches-du-Rhône
ArrondissementArles
CantonSalon-de-Provence-2
IntercommunalityCA Arles-Crau-Camargue-Montagnette
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Marie-Rose Lexcellent[1]
Area
1
214.87 km2 (82.96 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
13,364
 • Density62/km2 (160/sq mi)
DemonymSaint-Martinois
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
13097 /13310
Elevation2–447 m (6.6–1,466.5 ft)
(avg. 24 m or 79 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Saint-Martin-de-Crau has the lowest population density of all communes in metropolitan France that have a population exceeding 12,000 inhabitants (2012). With a land area of 214.87 km2 (82.962 sq mi), it is the fifth-largest commune in geographic area in metropolitan France (after Arles, Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, Laruns, and Marseille).

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1926 2,303—    
1931 2,487+1.55%
1936 2,361−1.03%
1946 2,487+0.52%
1954 2,824+1.60%
1962 3,075+1.07%
1968 3,257+0.96%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1975 5,551+7.91%
1982 10,155+9.01%
1990 11,040+1.05%
1999 11,013−0.03%
2007 11,215+0.23%
2012 12,072+1.48%
2017 13,389+2.09%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]
Crau in Saint Martin de Crau

Twin towns

Saint-Martin-de-Crau is twinned with:

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Martin-de-Crau, EHESS (in French).
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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