Saint-Rémy-de-Provence

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Coordinates: 43°47′24″N 4°49′57″E / 43.79°N 4.8325°E / 43.79; 4.8325

Administration
Commune of Saint-Rémy-de-Provence The triumphal arch of Glanum
Location
Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Bouches-du-Rhône
Arrondissement	Arles
Canton	Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
Intercommunality	Vallée des Baux
Mayor	Hervé Chérubini (2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation	7–392 m (23–1,290 ft) (avg. 60 m/200 ft)
Land area¹	89.09 km² (34.40 sq mi)
Population²	10,251 (2007)
- Density	115 /km² (300 /sq mi)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	13100/ 13210
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
² Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

The Starry Night, painted by van Gogh while in Saint-Rémy

Saint-Rémy-de-Provence (Provençal Occitan: Sant Romieg de Provença in classical and Sant Roumié de Prouvènço in Mistralian norms) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.

1 Geography
2 Sights
3 Notable residents
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

Geography

Saint-Rémy-de-Provence is situated about 20 km (12 miles) south of Avignon, just north of the Alpilles mountain range.

Sights

On the southern outskirts of the city, the ruins of the Roman city of Glanum can still be seen, including a "Triumphal Arch".

Notable residents

Saint-Rémy-de-Provence was the birthplace of Nostradamus, a 16th century author of prophecies.
Marie Gasquet, a Provençale novelist and queen of the Felibrige, was born in Saint-Remy-de-Provence.
The painter Vincent van Gogh was treated here in the psychiatric center at Monastery Saint-Paul de Mausole (1889-1890).
Princess Caroline of Monaco and her children lived in Saint-Rémy for several years following the death of her second husband, Stefano Casiraghi.