Villages
Towns and hamlets of the delta, from Arles to Lunel.
1Arles
The largest commune in mainland France (about 75,900 hectares), Arles is also the most populous town of the Camargue.
51,811 pop.2Salin-de-Giraud
A village in the commune of Arles, almost 40 km from the centre, in the south-east of the delta on the right bank of the Grand Rhône.
3Le Sambuc
A village in the commune of Arles south-east of the town, between the Grand Rhône and the Vaccarès lagoon, in the heart of the delta.
530 pop.4Mas-Thibert
A district of Arles 18 km south of the town on the road to Port-Saint-Louis, crossed by the Arles-Bouc canal and the Vigueirat canal, near the Rhône.
1,498 pop.5Gimeaux
A hamlet of Arles 6.5 km west of the town, on the edge of the Camargue Regional Nature Park, served by the D570 to Saintes-Maries.
6Raphèle-lès-Arles
A village in the commune of Arles between Pont-de-Crau and Saint-Martin-de-Crau, in the middle of the Crau plain, known for its PDO hay.
2,756 pop.7Albaron
A hamlet of Arles 16 km west of the town, on the D570 between Arles and Saintes-Maries; the D37 also links it to Saint-Gilles and the Vaccarès.
260 pop.8Villeneuve
A locality of the commune of Arles in the Grande Camargue, served by the D37, north of the Vaccarès lagoon.
9Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer
Often called the capital of the Camargue, this seaside commune is both a pilgrimage site and a beach resort.
2,433 pop.10Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône
A commune created in 1904 between the Grand Rhône, the eastern boundary of the Camargue, and the Gulf of Fos.
8,573 pop.11Aigues-Mortes
A town of the Petite Camargue at the southern tip of the Gard, Aigues-Mortes (Aigas Mòrtas in Occitan) is famous for its intact medieval walls and its salt works, at the heart of three Natura 2000 sites.
8,699 pop.12Le Grau-du-Roi
A seaside commune of the Petite Camargue (lo Grau dau Rei in Provençal), combining a fishing port, beaches and the Espiguette headland.
8,588 pop.13Port-Camargue
A district of Le Grau-du-Roi made up of a marina and residential canals in the bay of Aigues-Mortes.
14Saint-Laurent-d’Aigouze
A rural commune in the south of the Gard, in the Petite Camargue, with a rich natural heritage (four Natura 2000 sites, the Mahistre and Musette regional reserve).
3,690 pop.15Saint-Gilles
At the gateway to the Camargue, in the south-east of the Gard, Saint-Gilles is known for its 12th-century abbey church, a stop on the Way of St James listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
14,734 pop.16Vauvert
A commune in the south-west of the Gard bordering the Petite Camargue, including the Scamandre regional nature reserve.
11,671 pop.17Gallician
A village in the commune of Vauvert in the heart of the Petite Camargue, at the foot of the Costières, on the Rhône-Sète canal and the Scamandre lagoon.
1,000 pop.18Beauvoisin
A Gard commune between the Costières and the Petite Camargue.
6,066 pop.19Fourques
A commune in the south-east of the Gard within the Arles urban area, opposite the town on the right bank of the Petit Rhône.
2,680 pop.20Le Cailar
A rural commune in the south of the Gard, at the confluence of the Vistre and the Rhôny, in the Petite Camargue.
2,578 pop.21Aimargues
A Gard commune that is part of the Petite Camargue, drained by the Vidourle.
5,705 pop.22Lunel
A town in the east of the Hérault, 21 km from Montpellier, on the Vidourle.
26,623 pop.