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Saint-Martin-de-Crau

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
Saint-Martin-de-Crau is located in France
Saint-Martin-de-Crau
Saint-Martin-de-Crau
Coordinates: 43°38′27″N 4°48′48″E / 43.6408°N 4.8133°E / 43.6408; 4.8133Coordinates: 43°38′27″N 4°48′48″E / 43.6408°N 4.8133°E / 43.6408; 4.8133
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Bouches-du-Rhône
Arrondissement Arles
Canton Salon-de-Provence-2
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)

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.

Saint-Martin-de-Crau is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. Inhabitants are called Saint-Martinois.

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).

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