Fontvieille (; ) is a
commune in the camargue region in the
Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern
France
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History
The commune was created in 1790, out of the territory of
Arles.
The
Occitan language poet
Brémonde de Tarascon (1858–98) grew up on the Darbousille farm at Fontvieille, where she died.
Population
Sights
*
Alphonse Daudet's
windmill
*
Barbegal aqueduct and mill, a Roman watermill complex located on the territory of the commune
Twin towns
Fontvieille is twinned with
Santa Maria a Monte, Italy, since 1991.
See also
*
Alpilles
*
Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department
References
External links
Tourist office website
Communes of Bouches-du-Rhône
Bouches-du-Rhône communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
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