Arles Today - About Arles in France Today facts and numbers

About Arles in France Today facts and numbers

• Country: France
• Region: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
• Department: Bouches-du-Rhône (Subprefecture)
• Arrondissement: Arles
• Canton: Chief town of 2 cantons: Arles-Est and Arles-Ouest
• Intercommunality: Agglomeration community of Arles-Crau-Camargue-Montagnette
• Mayor: Hervé Schiavetti (PCF) (2008–2014)

Statistics
Arles in France is the largest commune in France, with an area of 758.93 km2 (about 170,000 acres).

• Elevation: 0–57 m (0–190 ft)(avg. 10 m/33 ft)
• Land area1: 758.93 km2 (293.02 sq mi)
• Population: 52,400 (in 2009)
• Names of the inhabitants: Arlésiens, Arlésiennes (Arlesian in English)
• Density: 69 /km² (180 /sq mi)
• Postal code: 13200
• Geographical coordinates: 43° 40′ 36″ Nord / 4° 37′ 40″ Est
• Language: French
• Currency: Euro (EUR)
• Time zone: CET (UTC+1) / 1 hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
• Summer Time (DST) CEST (UTC+2) / 2 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
• Country dialling code: +33
• Telephone area code: 04
• Religion: Roman Catholic
• Electricity: 220 volts, 50 Hz - round two-pin plugs are used (don’t forget that you’ll probably need a plug adapter in order to be able to charge up your mobile phone. Mostly for UK and US phones)
• Average daily January temperature in Arles: max:11°C / min: 9°C
• Average daily July temperature in Arles: 3max: 31ºC /min: 19°C (see Arles weather today)

Twin towns
Arles is twinned with:

• Pskov, Russia
• Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
• Fulda, Germany
• York, Pennsylvania, USA
• Cubelles, Spain
• Vercelli, Italy
• Sagné, Mauritania
• Kalymnos, Greece
• Wisbech, United Kingdom
• Zhouzhuang, China
• Verviers, Belgium