Editing Saint-Rémy-de-Provence

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{{short description|Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France}}
{{Infobox French commune
|name               = Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
|native name        = {{native name|oc|Sant Romieg de Provença}}
|commune status     = [[Communes of France|Commune]]
|image              = Saint Remy Les Antiques R01.jpg
|caption            = Roman site 'Les Antiques' of [[Glanum]], with the Mausoleum (left) and the Arch (right)
|image coat of arms = Blason de la ville de Saint-Rémy-de-Provence (13).svg
|arrondissement     = Arles
|canton             = Salon-de-Provence-1
|INSEE              = 13100
|postal code        = 13210
|mayor              = Hervé Chérubini<ref>{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=4 May 2022|language=fr}}</ref>
|term               = 2022&ndash;2026
|intercommunality   = Vallée des Baux-Alpilles
|coordinates        = {{coord|43.79|4.8325|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m        = 60
|elevation min m    = 7
|elevation max m    = 392
|area km2           = 89.09
|population         = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date    = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes   = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
'''Saint-Rémy-de-Provence''' ({{IPA|fr|sɛ̃ ʁemi də pʁɔvɑ̃s}}; {{literal translation}} "Saint-Rémy of [[Provence]]"; [[Provençal dialect|Provençal]]: ''Sant Romieg de Provença'' {{small|([[Occitan language|classical norm]])}} and ''Sant Roumié de Prouvènço'' {{small|([[Mistralian norm]])}}) is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Bouches-du-Rhône]] [[Departments of France|department]] in the [[Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur]] [[Regions of France|region]] in [[Southern France]].<ref>[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/13100-saint-remy-de-provence Commune de Saint-Rémy-de-Provence (13100)], INSEE. {{in lang|fr}}</ref> It is often referred to simply as '''Saint-Rémy''', its official name until 12 April 1953.<ref>[https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/jo/id/JORFCONT000000014950 Décret du 8 avril 1953 portant changement de nom de la commune de Saint-Rémy (Bouches-du-Rhône)], ''[[Journal officiel de la République française]]'' n° 0086, 11 April 1953, p. 3405.</ref> Located in the northern part of the [[Alpilles]], of which it is the main town, it had a population of 9,692 as of 2020.

==History==
The town, which has been inhabited since [[prehistory]], was named after [[Saint Remigius]] under the [[Latin]] name ''Villa Sancti Remigii''.

From May 1889 to May 1890, [[Vincent van Gogh]] was a patient at the [[Monastery of Saint-Paul de Mausole|Saint-Paul Asylum]] in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, and painted some of [[Saint-Paul Asylum, Saint-Rémy (Van Gogh series)|his most memorable works]], including ''[[The Starry Night]]'', which features the town.

{{gallery
|title = Some of Vincent van Gogh's paintings in Saint-Rémy
|width = 130
|File:Vincent van Gogh - Olive Trees - Google Art Project (Minneapolis Institute of Arts).jpg|''Olive Trees with yellow sky and sun'', 1889
|File:Vincent van Gogh - The Olive Trees - Google Art Project.jpg|''Olive Trees with the Alpilles in the Background'', 1889
|File:Vincent van Gogh - Irises (1889).jpg|''[[Irises (painting)|Irises]]'', 1889
|File:Van Gogh - Starry Night - Google Art Project.jpg|''[[The Starry Night]]'', 1889
|File:Vincent van gogh vue de lasile et de la chapelle saint-paul de mausole.jpg|''[[View of the Asylum and Chapel of Saint-Rémy]]'', 1889
|File:Vincent Van Gogh, Landscape with Figures, 1889, oil on canvas, The Baltimore Museum of Art.jpg|''Landscape with Trees and Figures'', 1889
}}

==Geography==
[[File:Wiki vigne.jpg|thumb|left|Vineyards in Saint-Rémy]]
Saint-Rémy-de-Provence is situated about {{convert|20|km|mi|abbr=on}} south of [[Avignon]], just north of the [[Alpilles]] mountain range.

==Transportation==
The [[Avignon TGV station|Avignon TGV]] high-speed train station is {{convert|20|km|mi|abbr=on}} from the city. The closest airports are serving the cities of Avignon, Nîmes and Marseille.

Also, there are several highways and main roads which serve Saint-Rémy. The [[A7 autoroute]], which runs down the Valley of the Rhône and connects Lyon to Marseille via Orange, is about {{convert|12|km|mi|abbr=on}} east of Saint-Rémy. The [[A54 autoroute]] runs from Nîmes to Salon-de-Provence, passing through Arles, {{convert|17|km|mi|abbr=on}} away. Finally, the [[A9 autoroute]] is 20&nbsp;km to the northwest and runs from Orange to Perpignan via Montpellier.

==Climate==
The climate in the Alpilles is considered Mediterranean. Winters there are gentle and dry, and summers are hot and dry. The highest average temperature is recorded in July and August {{convert|29|C|F|abbr=on}}, and the lowest in December and January  {{convert|3|C|F|abbr=on}}. The rainiest month is January with an average of 7 rainy days, compared with July, the driest month, with an average of 2 rainy days. The Alpilles region receives more precipitation than the French Rivera, 1–2&nbsp;cm more per year. There are about 30 days of frost per year. Snow is rare, but can be heavy when it does fall.

==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
|align = none
|cols = 2
|percentages = pagr
|source = EHESS<ref name=ehess>{{Cassini-Ehess|34419|Saint-Rémy-de-Provence}}</ref> and INSEE (1968–2017)<ref name=pophist>[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-13100#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE.</ref>
|1793 |5055
|1800 |5055
|1806 |5737
|1821 |5181
|1831 |5464
|1836 |5007
|1841 |5930
|1846 |6077
|1851 |6124
|1856 |6340
|1861 |6348
|1866 |6315
|1872 |6030
|1876 |5999
|1881 |5815
|1886 |5813
|1891 |5636
|1896 |5976
|1901 |6009
|1906 |6148
|1911 |6174
|1921 |5938
|1926 |6369
|1931 |6598
|1936 |6723
|1946 |6877
|1954 |6893
|1962 |7582
|1968 |8044
|1975 |7923
|1982 |8402
|1990 |9340
|1999 |9806
|2007 |10251
|2012 |10406
|2017 |9893
}}

==Sights==
[[File:Calles de Saint-Remy-de-Provence.jpg|alt=Rue du Château in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence|thumb|The Rue du Château in the city centre of Saint-Rémy-de-Provence]]
The ruins of the [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] city of [[Glanum]], including a [[triumphal arch]], can still be seen on the southern outskirts of the city.

The [[Monastery of Saint-Paul de Mausole|Saint-Paul Asylum]] in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence is where [[Vincent van Gogh]] was a patient, from May 1889 to May 1890, and where he painted some of his most memorable works, including [[The Starry Night]] which features the town. The site is now named the Clinique Van Gogh for him.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kennedy |first1=Maev |title=Van Gogh's 'terrifying environment' of French asylum revealed |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2018/aug/25/vincent-van-gogh-details-period-france-asylum-revealed |access-date=21 October 2020 |work=The Guardian |issue=25 August 2018 |publisher=Guardian News & Media Limited}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Pierre Daboval]] (1918–2015), artist, lived for many years in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
* [[Marie Gasquet]], a [[Provence|Provençale]] novelist and queen of the [[Felibrige]]
* [[Vincent van Gogh]], from May 1889 to May 1890, the famous Dutch painter was admitted to the Saint-Paul psychiatric hospital in [[Saint-Remy-de-Provence]]. He painted several paintings, including [[Starry Night]].
* [[Louis-Thomas Chabert de Joncaire]], (1670–1739), French army officer and interpreter in New France
* [[Caroline of Monaco|Princess Caroline of Monaco]] and her children lived in Saint-Rémy for several years following the death of her second husband, Stefano Casiraghi
* [[Pablo Daniel Magee]], writer, journalist and playwright grew up in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
* [[Nostradamus]], a 16th-century author of [[prophecy|prophecies]]

==Twin towns==
Saint-Rémy-de-Provence is twinned with:

* {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Pfarrkirchen]]
* {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Bientina]]

==See also==
* [[Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department]]
* [[Domaine Henri Milan]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [https://www.alpillesenprovence.com/ Saint Rémy de Provence Tourist office website]
* [http://www.vggallery.com/painting/by_period/st_remy.htm The Complete Works of Van Gogh, Saint-Rémy]
* [https://www.mairie-saintremydeprovence.com/ Official site] (in French)
* [http://www.beyond.fr/villages/st-remy-de-provence-france.html Information and photos from ProvenceBeyond website]
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