Saint-Rémy-de-Provence

French commune
nomcommune=Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
The triumphal arch of Glanum
région=Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
département=Bouches-du-Rhône
arrondissement=Arles
canton=Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
insee=13100
cp=13210
maire=Hervé Chérubini
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Vallée des Baux
longitude=4.8325
latitude=43.79
alt moy=60 m
alt mini=7
alt maxi=392 m
hectares=8909
km²=89.09
sans=10,251
date-sans=2007
dens=115
date-dens=2007

Saint-Rémy-de-Provence (Provençal Occitan: "Sant Romieg de Provença" in classical and "Sant Roumié de Prouvènço" in Mistralian norms) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.

Geography

Saint-Rémy-de-Provence is situated about 20 km (12 miles) south of Avignon, just north of the Alpilles mountain range.

ights

On the southern outskirts of the city, the ruins of the Roman city of Glanum can still be seen, including a "Triumphal Arch".

Miscellaneous

Saint-Rémy-de-Provence was the birthplace of Nostradamus, a 16th century author of prophecies.

The painter Vincent van Gogh was treated here in the psychiatric center at Monastery Saint-Paul de Mausole (1889-1890).

Princess Caroline of Monaco and her children lived in Saint-Rémy for several years following the death of her second husband, Stefano Casiraghi.

ee also

*Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department

St. Remy de Provence is a quintessentially lovely Provencal town. While there are numerous places to stay, the Chateau des Alpilles on the outskirts of town is particularly appealing. It is an 1802 chateau with an allee of plane trees leading to it. There aren't many rooms, so make reservations. The rooms have high ceilings, almost 16 feet and have been redone in French antiques and Pierre Deux fabrics. The baths are very modern. You may dine at the hotel only if you are a guest, and being a guest is well worth the splurge.

Van Gogh spent his next to last year in the asylum at St. Remy and outside the walls, there are plaques that mark the exact spot where he painted some of his paintings. You can see the landscape he saw, the gnarled olive trees he painted. It is a most memorable sight.

References

"Based on the article in the French Wikipedia."

External links

* [http://www.saintremy-de-provence.com/ Tourist office website]
* [http://www.vggallery.com/painting/by_period/st_remy.htm The Complete Works of Van Gogh, Saint-Rémy]
* [http://www.saint-remy-de-provence.com/ saint-remy-de-provence.com] (in French)
* [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=versailles,+france&ll=43.780260,4.828920&spn=0.039546,0.057811&t=k&hl=en Google aerial view]