Arles Today - About Arles in France Today facts and numbers
About Arles in France Today facts and numbers
Blazon of Arles - France
- 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