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Arles est une commune provençale, sous-préfecture du département des Bouches-du-Rhône, en région Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. La ville, chef-lieu de l'arrondissement d'Arles, est la commune de France métropolitaine la plus étendue avec quelque 75 893 hectares (malgré plusieurs déductions successives), et la plus peuplée de ...
- Histoire d'Arles
À l'entrée du delta du Rhône se trouve Arles, une ville de 2...
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Arles est le siège de la chambre de commerce et d'industrie...
- Histoire d'Arles
À l'entrée du delta du Rhône se trouve Arles, une ville de 2 500 ans. D'un bourg, Arles est devenue résidence impériale puis capitale d'un royaume qui décline ensuite progressivement. Aujourd'hui, elle est une sous-préfecture des Bouches-du-Rhône .
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The settlement is attested as Arelate in the mid-1st century BC (Caesar), Areláte (Ἀρελάτε) in the early 1st c. AD (Strabo), Arlate civitas in 954, and Arle in the 13th century. The toponym Arelate is a Latinized form of the Gaulish *Arelati, meaning 'by the marsh', or 'in front of the marsh'.
The river Rhône forks into two branches just upstream of Arles, forming the Camargue delta. Because the Camargue is for a large part administratively part of Arles, the commune as a whole is the largest commune in Metropolitan France in terms of territory. But its population numbers only slightly more than 50,000. Its area is 758.93 km2 (293.02 sq ...
Ancient era
The Ligurians were in this area from about 800 BC. Later Celtic influences have also been discovered. The city became an important Phoenician trading port, before it was taken over by the Romans. The Romans took the town in 123 BC and expanded it into an important city. They built a canal link to the Mediterranean Sea in 104 BC. Arles had to compete with Massalia(Marseille) further along the coast. Arles' leaders sided with Julius Caesar against Pompey, providing military support. Massalia ba...
Roman aqueduct and mill
The Barbegal aqueduct and mill is a Roman watermill complex located on the territory of the commune of Fontvieille, a few kilometres from Arles. The complex has been referred to as "the greatest known concentration of mechanical power in the ancient world". The remains of the mill streams and buildings which housed the overshot water wheels are still visible at the site, and it is by far the best-preserved of ancient mills. There are two aqueducts which join just north of the mill complex, an...
Middle Ages
In 735, after raiding the Lower Rhône, Andalusian Saracens led by Yusuf ibn 'Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri moved into the stronghold summoned by Count Maurontus, who feared Charles Martel's expansionist ambitions, though this may have been an excuse to further Muslim expansion beyond Iberia. The next year, Charles campaigned south to Septimania and Provence, attacking and capturing Arles from the Muslim Arabs after destroying Avignon. In 739. Charles definitely drove Maurontus to exile, and brought...
Arles has a hot summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csa) with a mean annual temperature of 14.6 °C (1948–1999). The summers are warm and moderately dry, with seasonal averages between 22 °C and 24 °C, and cool to mild winters with a mean temperature of about 7 °C. The city is constantly, but especially in the winter months, subject to the influen...
The population data in the table and graph below refer to the commune of Arles proper, in its geography at the given years. The commune of Arles ceded part of its territory to the new commune of Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône in 1904, and to the new commune of Saint-Martin-de-Crauin 1925.
Arles has important Roman remnants, most of which have been listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 1981 within the Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monumentsgroup. They include: 1. The Roman Theatre of Arles 2. The arena or amphitheatre 3. The Alyscamps (Roman necropolis) 4. The Thermaeof Constantine 5. The cryptoporticus 6. Arles Obelisk 7. Barbeg...
In September–October 2007, divers led by Lucas Longas from the French Department of Subaquatic Archaeological Research, headed by Michel L'Hour, discovered a life-sized marble bust of an apparently important Roman person in the Rhône near Arles, together with smaller statues of Marsyas in Hellenistic style and of the god Neptune from the third cent...
AC Arles-Avignon was a professional French football team. They previously played in Championnat de France Amateur, the fourth division in French football, but were dissolved in 2016. They play at the Parc des Sports, which has a capacity of just over 17,000.
A well known photography festival, Rencontres d'Arles, takes place in Arles every year,and the French national school of photography is located there. The major French publishing house Actes Sud is also situated in Arles. In the past years, several cultural organizations have set up a presence in Arles, such as the LUMA Foundation, the Fondation Vi...
Arles's open-air street market is a major market in the region. It takes place on Saturday and Wednesday mornings.
Arles est le siège de la chambre de commerce et d'industrie du Pays d'Arles. Elle assure la gestion du port fluvial d’Arles ainsi que du Palais des Congrès qui accueille aussi bien des congrès, séminaires, conventions que des salons professionnels ou grand public. Elle gère aussi plusieurs centres de formation dont l’IRA et ...
Arles, 3 e ville des Bouches du Rhône et plus grande commune de France, est avant tout ville d’art et d’histoire et classée par l’UNESCO comme Patrimoine mondial de l’Humanité. De par sa position géographique, Arles est un carrefour culturel.
Arles est une ville française qui conserve des monuments romains et romans remarquables. Découvrez son histoire, sa culture et ses activités sur le site de l'UNESCO.
Arles est une ville historique et culturelle du sud de la France, située au bord du Rhône. Elle a été la capitale de l'Empire romain et conserve un riche patrimoine architectural, ainsi que des festivals et des musées renommés.
