Saint-Chamas
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Saint-Chamas | |
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 Roman Pont Flavien | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Saint-Chamas  | |
  Saint-Chamas  Saint-Chamas | |
| Coordinates: 43°33′02″N 5°02′05″E / 43.5506°N 5.0347°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Bouches-du-Rhône |
| Arrondissement | Istres |
| Canton | Berre-l'Étang |
| Intercommunality | Aix-Marseille-Provence |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Didier Khelfa[1] |
Area 1 | 26.71 km2 (10.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 8,669 |
| • Density | 320/km2 (840/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 13092 /13250 |
| Elevation | 0–121 m (0–397 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Chamas (in
Geography
Saint-Chamas is situated on the shore of the Étang de Berre, 15 km south of Salon-de-Provence and 50 km north-west of Marseille, in a part of the region that has not been industrialised. The highest point of the town is Le Verdon at an altitude of 121 metres.
Population
Inhabitants are called Saint-Chamasséens.
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History
Saint-Chamas owes its name to Sanctus Amantius (
The 17th century saw the construction of the modern town. The old village on the Baou, now felt to be too cramped, was abandoned as soon as the new quarters of Perthuis and au Delà were built. A town hall was erected and the port laid out. The parish church of Saint-Léger was built between 1660 and 1668, but the
For several years during the French Revolution the town was renamed Port-Chamas. The two main quarters, one of which developed around the town hall, the other in proximity to the port, were linked by a tunnel called la Goule which collapsed in 1863. Today Saint-Chamas has become a residential and tourist town which has preserved its heritage and its appearance of a Provençal village.
See also
References
- Baillie, Kate; Chris Pitts; Neville Walker (2003). The Rough Guide to Provence and the Côte d'Azur. Rough Guides. ISBN 1-85828-892-4.
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Chamas, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ a b Rough Guide to Provence and the Côte d'Azur, p. 189
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