Saint-Martin-de-Crau (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maʁtɛ̃ də kʁo]; Provençal: Sant Martin de Crau) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. Inhabitants are called Saint-Martinois.

Population

Saint-Martin-de-Crau has the lowest population density of all communes in metropolitan France that have a population exceeding 12,000 inhabitants (2012). With a land area of 214.87 km2 (82.962 sq mi), it is the fifth-largest commune in geographic area in metropolitan France (after Arles, Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, Laruns, and Marseille).

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1926 2,303—    
1931 2,487+1.55%
1936 2,361−1.03%
1946 2,487+0.52%
1954 2,824+1.60%
1962 3,075+1.07%
1968 3,257+0.96%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1975 5,551+7.91%
1982 10,155+9.01%
1990 11,040+1.05%
1999 11,013−0.03%
2007 11,215+0.23%
2012 12,072+1.48%
2017 13,389+2.09%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]
Crau in Saint Martin de Crau

Twin towns

Saint-Martin-de-Crau is twinned with:

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 30 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Martin-de-Crau, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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