Editing Camargue (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Camargue map.png|right|thumb|550px|Map of the Camargue]]

With an area of over {{convert|930|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, the Camargue is one of western Europe's largest river deltas.<ref>Blondel J., 2019. La Camargue, un delta d'exception. In J. Blondel, G. Barruol & R. Vianet, eds: L'encyclopédie de la Camargue, Buchet Chastel, Publisher. ISBN: 978-2-283-03322-7</ref> It is a vast plain comprising large [[brine]] [[lagoon]]s or ''étangs'', cut off from the sea by sandbars and encircled by [[Phragmites|reed]]-covered marshes. These are in turn surrounded by a large cultivated area.

Approximately a third of the Camargue is either lakes or marshland. The central area around the shoreline of the [[Étang de Vaccarès]] has been protected as a [[regional park]] since 1927, in recognition of its great importance as a haven for wild birds. In 2008, it was incorporated into the larger [[Parc naturel régional de Camargue]].



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File:P9230095 Saintes Sylvereal pont Rhone reduct.jpg|Former Sylvéréal bridge (2007) upon ''le [[petit Rhône]]''.
File:Etang de vaccares.jpg|Shoreline of the [[Étang de Vaccarès]].
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