The arrondissement of Arles is an

arrondissement An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands. Europe France The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissements' ...

of France in the

Bouches-du-Rhône Bouches-du-Rhône ( , , ; oc, Bocas de Ròse ; "Mouths of the Rhône") is a department in Southern France. It borders Vaucluse to the north, Gard to the west and Var to the east. The Mediterranean Sea lies to the south. Its prefecture and large ...

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in the

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (; or , ; commonly shortened to PACA; en, Provence-Alps-French Riviera, italic=yes; also branded as Région Sud) is one of the eighteen administrative regions of France, the far southeastern on the mainland. Its pref ...

region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...

. It has 29 communes. Its population is 171,684 (2016), and its area is .

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Arles, and their INSEE codes, are: #

Arles Arles (, , ; oc, label= Provençal, Arle ; Classical la, Arelate) is a coastal city and commune in the South of France, a subprefecture in the Bouches-du-Rhône department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, in the former province of ...

(13004) #

Aureille Aureille (; oc, Aurelha) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southern France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Aureillois'' or ''Aureilloises'' in French. The commune has b ...

(13006) #

Barbentane Barbentane (; oc, Barbentana) is a commune of the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southern France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Barbentanais'' or ''Barbentanaises'' in French. Geograph ...

(13010) #

Les Baux-de-Provence Les Baux-de-Provence (; oc, label= Provençal, Lei Bauç de Provença), commonly called Baux, is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southern France. It is located in the Alpilles mountains ...

(13011) # Boulbon (13017) # Cabannes (13018) # Châteaurenard (13027) #

Eygalières Eygalières (; Provençal: ''Aigalieras'') is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, southern France. Population See also * Alpilles * Jardin de l'alchimiste * Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department The following is a list ...

(13034) # Eyragues (13036) # Fontvieille (13038) # Graveson (13045) #

Maillane Maillane (; oc, Malhana) is a Communes of France, commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône Departments of France, department in southern France in the former Provinces of France, province of Provence. Geography Maillane is located north-west of Sain ...

(13052) #

Mas-Blanc-des-Alpilles Mas-Blanc-des-Alpilles is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. Population See also * Alpilles * Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department The following is a list of the 119 communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône ...

(13057) #

Maussane-les-Alpilles Maussane-les-Alpilles (; oc, Maussana deis Aupilhas; provençal: Maussano lis Aupiho) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur region in southern France. Geography The commune of Maussane-les-Alpill ...

(13058) #

Mollégès Mollégès (; oc, Molegés) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. Population See also * Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department The following is a list of the 119 communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône depa ...

(13064) #

Mouriès Mouriès (; oc, Moriés, ) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. Population Economy Mouriès is known for its olive oil production, calling itself "the olive oil capital of France" (a claim disputed by Nyons ...

(13065) # Noves (13066) #

Orgon Orgon (; ancient: ''Urgonum'', ''Castrum de Urgone'') is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. Geography Neighbouring villages and small towns include Les Baux-de-Provence, Saint-Rémy-de-Provence and Cavaillon. Or ...

(13067) #

Paradou Paradou (, also ''Le Paradou''; oc, Lo Parador) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. Population See also * Alpilles * Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department The following is a list of the 119 commune ...

(13068) # Plan-d'Orgon (13076) # Rognonas (13083) # Saint-Andiol (13089) # Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer (13096) #

Saint-Étienne-du-Grès Saint-Étienne-du-Grès ( Provençal: ''Sant Estève dau Gres'') is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern France. The commune was created in 1935 from part of Tarascon. It is situat ...

(13094) #

Saint-Martin-de-Crau Saint-Martin-de-Crau (; 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 ...

(13097) #

Saint-Pierre-de-Mézoargues Saint-Pierre-de-Mézoargues (; oc, Sant Pèire de Mesoarga) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. Population See also * Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department The following is a list of the 119 commun ...

(13061) # Saint-Rémy-de-Provence (13100) #

Tarascon Tarascon (; ), sometimes referred to as Tarascon-sur-Rhône, is a commune situated at the extreme west of the Bouches-du-Rhône department of France in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Inhabitants are referred to as Tarasconnais or Tarasc ...

(13108) # Verquières (13116)

History

The arrondissement of Tarascon was created in 1800. The subprefecture was moved to Arles in 1817.Historique des Bouches-du-Rhône
/ref> At the March 2017 reorganization of the arrondissements of Bouches-du-Rhône, it lost six communes to the arrondissement of Aix-en-Provence and one commune to the arrondissement of Istres. As a result of the reorganisation of the

cantons of France The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the France, French Republic's Departments of France, departments and Arrondissements of France, arrondissements. Apart from their role as organizational units in relation to certain aspects ...

which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Aix-en-Provence were, as of January 2015:Populations légales 2012: 13 Bouches-du-Rhône
INSEE # Arles-Est # Arles-Ouest # Châteaurenard # Eyguières # Orgon # Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône # Saint-Rémy-de-Provence # Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer #

References

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