Editing Aigues-Mortes (section)

==Economy==

===Agriculture===
[[File:Toits d'Aigues-Mortes.jpg|thumb|The medieval city of Aigues-Mortes, the ramparts and the salt and the sea]]

*Viticulture and asparagus<ref>See "Sable-de-camargue" in the French Wikipedia {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
*Breeding of [[bull]]s and of [[Camargue horse]]s. Both are raised almost wild in the surrounding marshes.
:The Camargue bull is smaller than the Spanish fighting bulls, stocky, with high horns and head. It measures about 1.40&nbsp;m at the withers. It is primarily intended for bullfighting which is very popular in the region.
:The Camargue horse is the ultimate companion for herdsmen to move into the marshes and herd bulls. According to some discoveries of bones, it seems that the ancestors of the Camargue horse date to the [[Quaternary]] period. The Camargue horse is not very large, about 1.50&nbsp;m tall. It has a huge resistance adapted to the terrain. Its colour is brown at birth, gradually turning white after a few years.

===Industries===
[[File:SalineAiguesMortes.JPG|thumb|The saltworks at Aigues-Mortes]]

*Production of salt by the operation of the saltworks of the Salins group. Probably used since ancient times, the salt of Aigues-Mortes attracted fishermen and salt workers. The [[Benedictine]] monks settled nearby in the 8th century at the Abbey of Psalmodiet to exploit this valuable commodity in the Peccais Ponds. The salt has long been one of the main resources of the city. To achieve "table salt quality", water pumped from the sea travels more than 70&nbsp;km in "roubines". The concentration of sodium chloride is from 29 to more than 260 g/kg. Mechanically harvested salt is piled up in the twinkling "camelles" before being packaged. It is suitable for human consumption.

===Tourism===
The medieval heritage from the 13th and 14th centuries of the commune and its proximity to the sea attract many tourists and residents of France.