Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer is the capital of the Camargue (Provençal
Occitan Camarga) in the south
of France. It is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department by the
Mediterranean Sea. Population (2008): 2,294 (50,000+ during the summer
holidays). It has the second-largest area of all communes in Metropolitan
France, smaller only than that of neighbouring Arles
