Fontvieille | ||
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Commune | ||
Alphonse Daudet's windmill
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Coordinates: 43°43′40″N 4°42′35″E / 43.7278°N 4.7097°ECoordinates: 43°43′40″N 4°42′35″E / 43.7278°N 4.7097°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
Department | Bouches-du-Rhône | |
Arrondissement | Arles | |
Canton | Salon-de-Provence-1 | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Guy Frustier | |
Area1 | 40.18 km2 (15.51 sq mi) | |
Population (2012)2 | 3,653 | |
• Density | 91/km2 (240/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 13038 /13990 | |
Elevation | 0–245 m (0–804 ft) (avg. 20 m or 66 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. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Fontvieille (Occitan: Fòntvielha) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.
The commune was created in 1790, out of the territory of Arles.
Fontvieille is twinned with Santa Maria a Monte, Italy, since 1991.