Martigues
Martigues (Lo Martegue in classical norm, Lou Martegue in Mistralian norm) is a commune northwest of Marseille. It is part of the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region on the eastern end of the Canal de Caronte. A direct translation from the Martigues Tourisme website states the following about Martigues: Nicknamed the "Provençale Venice", Martigues is a point of passage between the Mediterranean Sea and the Sea of Martigues (now Etang de Berre), close to the Côte d'Azur.
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Overview
Overview
The charm of its canals, its docks and bridges made it "The Venice of Provence". Martigues possesses also its cooperative winery "La Venise provençale": Coteaux d'Aix en Provence, rosé, red and white wines, fruit juices and natural oils in the region. Main varietals: Grenache, Syrah, Cinsault, Carignan, Clairette.
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Martigues appears in the authority records of the Etalab API Découpage administratif and the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names as a place. The authority records of the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names record Martigues as an inhabited place. Etalab API Découpage administratif records Martigues as a commune. The authority records of the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names record Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur as the administrative unit of Martigues. Etalab API Découpage administratif records Bouches-du-Rhône as the administrative unit of Martigues. Etalab API Découpage administratif records Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur as the administrative region of Martigues. Etalab API Découpage administratif records France as the country of Martigues.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Martigues • Native Name — Lo Martegue • Commune Status — Commune • Arrondissement — Istres • Canton — Martigues • Insee — 13056 • Postal Code — 13500 • Mayor — Gaby Charroux • Term — 2026–32 • Intercommunality — Aix-Marseille-Provence • Elevation M — 1 • Elevation Min M — 0 • Elevation Max M — 187 • Area Km2 — 71.44 • Website — ville-martigues.fr
History
History
Martigues was founded by Ramon Berenguer IV, count of Provence in 1232 on the likely site of the Roman camp Maritima Avaticorum. • Illustration — The Hôtel de Ville The Hôtel de Ville was built on the former salt marshes and completed in 1983.
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The area of Martigues is 7,260.5 hectares, according to the Etalab API Découpage administratif. The Etalab API Découpage administratif records the postal codes 13117 and 13500 for Martigues.
Transport
Transport
The Gare de Martigues railway station is served by regional trains between Miramas and Marseille. The nearest airport is Marseille Provence Airport (MRS), which is 14.52 km (9 miles) away. CroisiEurope runs river cruises between Martigues (dock near Avenue Louis Sammut, behind City Hall) and either Lyon or Chalon-sur-Saône.
People
People
• Augustus John, Welsh painter and etcher • Gerard Thom (Frère Gérard), founder of the Knights Hospitaller • Etienne Auteman / Authement, City Attorney 1700 • Étienne Richaud (1841-1889), Principal private secretary (Gambetta's Ministry), Governor of La Réunion, Governor General for Inde française • Charles Maurras (1868-1952), poet and political theorist • Éric Bernard, Formula-1 driver • Jimmy Abdou, footballer • Ali Ahamada, footballer • Maurice Dalé, footballer • Rod Fanni, footballer • Foued Kadir, footballer • André-Pierre Gignac, footballer • Clara Luciani, singer • Amor Kehiha, footballer • Imany, singer • Giacomo and Gilles Coustellier, both multiple mountainbike trials world champions • Yusuf Sari, footballer • Philippe Didier Prout, firefighter • Andre-Pierre Gignac, French, Mexican footballer
Sport
Sport
The 1st stage of the 2024 Tour de la Provence finished at Martigues on the 9th of Feb.
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- 1.Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 5 May 2026.
- 2.Martigues-Tourisme Official Website , page of direct translation, quoting Martigue as "The Venice of Provence"
- 3.Town of Martigues. Hôtel de Ville.
- 4.Cassini-Ehess 21437 Martigues
- 5.Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- 6.Airport Near Martigues, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Nearest Airports. airport.globefeed.com.
- 7.Boarding - Cruise on the Rhone at Lyon, Martigues, Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône and Châlon-Sur-Saône CroisiEurope Cruises. www.croisieuroperivercruises.com.
- 8.Cruise the Rhône and Saône: Provence and Camargue CroisiEurope Cruises. www.croisieuroperivercruises.com.
- 9.Discovery+.
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