Saint-Chamas
Sign in to saveSaint-Chamas (in Provençal Occitan: Sanch Amàs in classical orthography, Sant Chamas according to Mistralian orthography) is a commune in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern France.
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Place details
- Locality
- Saint-Chamas
- Region
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Country
- France
- Population
- 6,901
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Saint-Chamas
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Pont Flavien, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. Pic 01.jpg
- French commune.caption
- Roman Pont Flavien
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason de la ville de Saint-Chamas (13).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Istres
- French commune.canton
- Berre-l'Étang
- French commune.INSEE
- 13092
- French commune.postal code
- 13250
- French commune.mayor
- Didier Khelfa
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Aix-Marseille-Provence
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Port-Chamas
- Demonym
- Saint-Chamasséens
- Country
- France
- Located in
- Métropole Aix-Marseille-Provence
- Population
- +8676
- Area
- +26.71
- Elevation
- +59
- Body of water
- Touloubre
- Shares border with
- Miramas
- Official website
- www.saint-chamas.com
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Saint-Chamas (in Provençal Occitan: Sanch Amàs in classical orthography, Sant Chamas according to Mistralian orthography) is a commune in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern France.
==Geography== Saint-Chamas is situated on the shore of the Étang de Berre, 15 km south of Salon-de-Provence and 50 km north-west of Marseille, in a part of the region that has not been industrialised. The highest point of the town is Le Verdon at an altitude of 121 metres.