Les Alpilles
| Chaîne des Alpilles | |
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Alpilles near Maussane-les-Alpilles.
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| Highest point | |
| Peak | Tour des Opies (Eyguières) |
| Elevation | 498 m (1,634 ft) |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 25 km (16 mi) |
| Width | 8 km (5.0 mi) |
| Area | 171 km2 (66 sq mi) |
| Geography | |
| Country | France |
| State/Province | Bouches-du-Rhône |
The Chaîne des Alpilles is a small range of low mountains in Provence, southern France, located about 20 km (12 mi) south of Avignon.
The range is an extension of the much larger Luberon range. Although it is not high - some 498 m (1,634 ft) at its highest point - the Alpilles range stands out disproportionately, as it rises apparently sheer from the Rhône valley and from the very flat alluvial plain of Crau. The range is about 25 km long by about 8 to 10 km wide, running in an east-west direction between the Rhône and Durance rivers. The landscape of the Alpilles is one of arid limestone peaks separated by dry valleys.
The Chaîne des Alpilles is part of the territory of 15 communes:Aureille, Les Baux-de-Provence, Eygalières, Eyguières, Fontvieille, Mas-Blanc-des-Alpilles, Maussane-les-Alpilles, Mouriès, Paradou, Orgon, Saint-Étienne-du-Grès, Saint-Martin-de-Crau, Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, Sénas, Tarascon.
The lower slopes are planted with olive and almond trees. Kermes oaks and pines also grow there. Much of the range is bare rock or stony ground covered with scrub and maquis.
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