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Martigues

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Also known as Lo Martegue

Martigues ( in classical norm, Lou Martegue in Mistralian norm) is a commune northwest of Marseille. It is part of the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region on the eastern end of the Canal de Caronte.

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Martigues is a commune in France, situated within the Bouches-du-Rhône department and the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. It lies in the arrondissement of Istres and the Métropole Aix-Marseille-Provence. The town serves as the capital for the cantons of Martigues, Martigues-Est, and Martigues-Ouest. Its administrative boundaries share borders with Port-de-Bouc, Saint-Mitre-les-Remparts, Châteauneuf-les-Martigues, and Sausset-les-Pins.

The commune has an area of 71.44 square kilometers and a population of 49,403, comprising 23,252 males and 24,936 females. It is located near the Canal de Caronte and the Étang de Berre. The postal codes for the area are 13500 and 13117. Martigues records an annual number of weddings of 199.

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Place details

Locality
Martigues
Region
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Country
France
Population
45,749
Timezone
Europe/Paris

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Air quality

57US AQIModerate
PM2.5
14.4 µg/m³
PM10
21.3 µg/m³
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Key facts

French commune.name
Martigues
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
Martigues — Le Miroir aux oiseaux (quartier de L'Île).JPG
French commune.caption
Le Miroir aux oiseaux (Bird Mirror) area
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason ville fr Martigues (Bouches-du-Rhône).svg
French commune.arrondissement
Istres
French commune.canton
Martigues
French commune.INSEE
13056
French commune.postal code
13500
French commune.mayor
Gaby Charroux
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality
Aix-Marseille-Provence
French commune.elevation m
1
French commune.elevation min m
0
French commune.elevation max m
187
French commune.area km2
71.44
French commune.website
ville-martigues.fr

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Encyclopedic overview

8 sections
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  • History
  • Population
  • Transport
  • People
  • Sport
  • See also
  • References
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Martigues ( in classical norm, Lou Martegue in Mistralian norm) is a commune northwest of Marseille. It is part of the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region on the eastern end of the Canal de Caronte.

A direct translation from the Martigues Tourisme website states the following about Martigues:

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Martigues” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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