page_title: Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer
hierarchical_section_title: Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer
context_page_description: Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer is the capital of the Camargue in the south of France. It is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department by the Mediterranean Sea. Its 2012 population was 2,495, though it can swell to 500,000 during the summer holidays. It covers the second-largest area of all communes in Metropolitan France, smaller only than that of neighbouring Arles.
context_section_description: Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer (lit.: Saint Marys of the Sea, Provençal Occitan: Li Santi Mario de la Mar) 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. Its 2012 population was 2,495, though it can swell to 500,000 during the summer holidays. It covers the second-largest area of all communes in Metropolitan France, smaller only than that of neighbouring Arles.
caption: Aerial view of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer
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