Saint-Rémy-de-Provence

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.

Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
Commune
Roman site 'Les Antiques' of Glanum, with the Mausoleum (left) and the Arch (right)
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
Coordinates: 43°47′24″N 4°49′57″E
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentBouches-du-Rhône
ArrondissementArles
CantonSalon-de-Provence-1
IntercommunalityVallée des Baux
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Hervé Chérubini
Area
1
89.09 km2 (34.40 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
9,893
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
13100 /13210
Elevation7–392 m (23–1,286 ft)
(avg. 60 m or 200 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Rue du Château in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence

History

The town is named after Saint Remigius.

Geography

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

Transportation

The Avignon-TGV high-speed train station is 20 km from the city. The closest airports are located in Avignon, Nîmes, and Marseille. Also, there are several highways and main roads which serve Saint-Remy. The A7 autoroute, which runs down the Rhone valley and connects Lyon to Marseille via Orange is about 12 km (7.5 mi) east of Saint Remy. The A54 autoroute runs from Nîmes to Salon-de-Provence, and passes through Arles, 17 km (11 mi)away. Finally, the A9 is 20 km to the north-west and runs from Orange to Perpignan via Montpelier.

Climate

The climate in the Alpilles is considered Mediterranean. Winters there are gentle and dry, and summers are hot and dry. The highest average temperature is recorded in July and August 29 °C (84 °F), and the lowest in December and January 3 °C (37 °F). The rainiest month is January with an average of 7 rainy days, compared with July, the driest month, with an average of 2 rainy days. The Alpilles region receives more precipitation than the French Rivera, 1–2 cm more per year. There are about 30 days of frost per year. Snow is rare, but can be heavy when it does fall.

Population

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 people
The Starry Night, painted by van Gogh in June, 1889, while in Saint-Rémy
  • 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).[2]
  • Pierre Daboval (1918-2015), artist, lived for many years in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence.
  • Princess Caroline of Monaco and her children lived in Saint-Rémy for several years following the death of her second husband, Stefano Casiraghi.
  • Renaissance man and Nobel prizewinning thinker Albert Schweitzer was interned here from March to July 1918.
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See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. http://www.saintremy-de-provence.com/famous-personalities.html
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