Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
Bouches-du-Rhône
Arrondissement of Arles

Arles

Arles is a town in the Provence in the southeast of . Remote, uneventful, but definitely no waste of time, Arles is absolutely steeped in Provençal culture, and features a collection of Roman archaeological sites.
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  • Type: Town with 50,400 residents
  • Description: commune in Bouches-du-Rhône, France
  • Also known as: “Arles-sur-Rhône” and “Arles-Trinquetaille”
  • Postal codes: 13104, 13123, 13129, 13200, 13200, and 13280
  • Neighbors: , , and

Places of Interest

Highlights include Alyscamps and Roman Theatre of Arles.

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The is a large Roman necropolis, which is a short distance outside the walls of the old town of Arles, . It was one of the most famous necropolises of the ancient world.

Theater building
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The is a 1st-century Roman theatre, built during the reign of Caesar Augustus. It is located next to the in the city of Arles, , .

Church
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The Church of St. Trophime is a Roman Catholic church and former cathedral located in the city of Arles, in the Department of southern .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Barriol and LUMA Arles.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Neighborhood
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is an arts center in Arles, France created by the LUMA Foundation headed by Swiss arts patron Maja Hoffmann. It encompasses several renovated former railroad factories and the , a 15,000 square meter tower building designed by the Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry for the LUMA Foundation.

Arles

Latitude
43.6776° or 43° 40′ 39″ north
Longitude
4.631° or 4° 37′ 52″ east
Population
50,400
Elevation
24 metres (79 feet)
United Nations Location Code
FR ARL
Open location code
8FM6MJHJ+29
Open­Street­Map ID
node 26691709
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3036938
Wiki­data ID
Q48292
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Arles” goes by many names.
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  • Albanian: “Arles”
  • Arabic: “آرل”
  • Arabic: “أرلش”
  • Aragonese: “Arlet”
  • Aragonese: “Azlet”
  • Armenian: “Առլ”
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  • Arpitan: “Ârlo”
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  • Catalan: “Arelate”
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  • Catalan: “Arlès”
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  • Central Kurdish: “ئارل”
  • Chechen: “АгӀль”
  • Chinese: “亞爾”
  • Chinese: “阿勒”
  • Chinese: “阿尔勒”
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  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Arela”
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  • Wu Chinese: “阿尔勒”
  • Yue Chinese: “阿勒斯”
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