Martigues

Martigues
Le Miroir aux oiseaux (Mirror Bird) area
Coat of arms
Martigues
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region  Martigues
Coordinates: 43°24′19″N 5°02′51″E / 43.4053°N 5.0475°E / 43.4053; 5.0475Coordinates: 43°24′19″N 5°02′51″E / 43.4053°N 5.0475°E / 43.4053; 5.0475
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Bouches-du-Rhône
Arrondissement	Istres
Canton	Martigues-Est and Martigues-Ouest
Intercommunality	Ouest de l'Étang de Berre
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Gaby Charroux
Area1	71.44 km2 (27.58 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	46,471
• Density	650/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	13056 /13500
Elevation	0–187 m (0–614 ft) (avg. 1 m or 3.3 ft)
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.

Martigues (Occitan: Lo Martegue in classical norm, Lou Martegue in Mistralian norm) is a commune northwest of Marseille. It is part of the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region on the eastern end of the Canal de Caronte.

A direct translation from the Martigues Tourisme Website reveals the following about Martigues:

Martigues was founded by Ramon Berenguer IV, count of Provence in 1232 on the likely site of the Roman camp Maritima Avaticorum.

Gaby Charroux, deputy Mayor of the City of Martigues was born June 25, 1942 in Alger. On 29 May 2009 he succeeded Paul Lombard, Mayor resigned, and has since committed to continue the work for the future of Martigues. For him, being elected is "work, work, again and again" in order to improve the lives of the governed and to serve the general interest.

The Gare de Martigues railway station is served by regional trains between Miramas and Marseille.