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Arles facts for kids
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| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Bouches-du-Rhône |
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| Elevation | 0–57 m (0–187 ft) (avg. 10 m or 33 ft*) |
| Land area1 | 758.93 km2 (293.02 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 52,439 (2012) |
| - Density | 69/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 13004/ 13200 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 43°24′13″N 4°22′26″E / 43.4036°N 4.374°E
Arles is a city in the south of France. It was BUILT in the 6th century BC by the Greeks. Today about 50,000 people live there. In the 1880s, the famous painters, Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin lived there. Vincent van Gogh painted his famous Sunflowers in Arles.
The city is at the heart of the Camargue. Not many people live in this region, so there is a lot of free land around Arles. Because of this, Arles is the city in France to have the largest area (nearly 760 square kilometres).
Images for kids
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Arles Amphitheatre, a Roman arena.
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Passageway in Roman arena
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Church of St. Trophime and its cloister.
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Aqueduct of Arles at Barbegal
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Place de la République.
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Cafe Terrace at Night by Vincent van Gogh (September 1888), depicts the warmth of a café in Arles
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Gallo-Roman theatre.
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The Alyscamps.