Martigues

Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

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Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Coat of arms

Location of Martigues

(2020–2026) Gaby Charroux^[1]Area

71.44 km² (27.58 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

48,568 • Density680/km² (1,800/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

13056 /13500

Elevation0–187 m (0–614 ft)
(avg. 1 m or 3.3 ft)Websiteville-martigues.fr¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Martigues (Occitan: 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^[3] website reveals 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. 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.

History

Martigues was founded by Ramon Berenguer IV, count of Provence in 1232 on the likely site of the Roman camp Maritima Avaticorum.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	6,695	—
1800	6,869	+0.37%
1806	6,888	+0.05%
1821	7,255	+0.35%
1831	7,438	+0.25%
1836	7,299	−0.38%
1841	7,772	+1.26%
1846	7,873	+0.26%
1851	8,640	+1.88%
1856	8,099	−1.28%
1861	8,433	+0.81%
1866	8,011	−1.02%
1872	8,053	+0.09%
1876	6,963	−3.57%
1881	6,483	−1.42%
1886	6,494	+0.03%
1891	5,918	−1.84%
1896	5,659	−0.89%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1901	6,280	+2.10%
1906	5,734	−1.80%
1911	7,450	+5.38%
1921	6,304	−1.66%
1926	8,876	+7.08%
1931	9,394	+1.14%
1936	10,489	+2.23%
1946	11,295	+0.74%
1954	15,150	+3.74%
1962	21,515	+4.48%
1968	27,945	+4.45%
1975	38,373	+4.63%
1982	42,037	+1.31%
1990	42,678	+0.19%
1999	43,497	+0.21%
2007	46,247	+0.77%
2012	47,624	+0.59%
2017	48,188	+0.24%

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Source: EHESS^[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)^[5]

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.^[6]

CroisiEurope runs river cruises between Martigues (dock near Avenue Louis Sammut, behind City Hall)^[7] and either Lyon or Chalon-sur-Saône.^[8]

People

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
Barket Bekrar. 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

Sport

The 1st stage of the 2024 Tour de la Provence finished at Martigues on the 9th of Feb.^[9]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Martigues-Tourisme Official Website Archived 2008-08-28 at the Wayback Machine, page of direct translation, quoting Martigue as "The Venice of Provence"
^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Martigues, EHESS (in French).
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ "Airport Near Martigues, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Nearest Airports". airport.globefeed.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
^ "Boarding - Cruise on the Rhone at Lyon, Martigues, Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône and Châlon-Sur-Saône | CroisiEurope Cruises". www.croisieuroperivercruises.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
^ "Cruise the Rhône and Saône: Provence and Camargue | CroisiEurope Cruises". www.croisieuroperivercruises.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
^ "Discovery+".