Saint-Martin-de-Crau
| Saint-Martin-de-Crau | ||
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The church in Saint-Martin-de-Crau | ||
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  Saint-Martin-de-Crau | ||
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Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region  Saint-Martin-de-Crau | ||
| Coordinates: 43°38′27″N 4°48′48″E / 43.6408°N 4.8133°ECoordinates: 43°38′27″N 4°48′48″E / 43.6408°N 4.8133°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
| Department | Bouches-du-Rhône | |
| Arrondissement | Arles | |
| Canton | Arles-Est | |
| Intercommunality | Arles-Crau-Camargue-Montagnette | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Claude Vulpian | |
| Area1 | 214.87 km2 (82.96 sq mi) | |
| Population (2012)2 | 12,072 | |
| • Density | 56/km2 (150/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 13097 / 13310 | |
| Elevation |
2–447 m (6.6–1,466.5 ft) (avg. 24 m or 79 ft) | |
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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. | ||
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Saint-Martin-de-Crau is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. Inhabitants are called Saint-Martinois.
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 | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1881 | 1,099 | — |
| 1886 | 1,316 | +19.7% |
| 1891 | 1,756 | +33.4% |
| 1896 | 1,315 | −25.1% |
| 1901 | 1,999 | +52.0% |
| 1911 | 2,264 | +13.3% |
| 1926 | 2,303 | +1.7% |
| 1931 | 2,487 | +8.0% |
| 1936 | 2,361 | −5.1% |
| 1946 | 2,487 | +5.3% |
| 1954 | 2,824 | +13.6% |
| 1962 | 3,075 | +8.9% |
| 1968 | 3,257 | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 5,551 | +70.4% |
| 1982 | 10,155 | +82.9% |
| 1990 | 11,040 | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 11,013 | −0.2% |
| 2008 | 10,979 | −0.3% |
Demographic evolution of Saint Martin de Crau
Crau in Saint Martin de Crau
Twin towns
Saint-Martin-de-Crau is twinned with:
See also
References
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