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Saint-Chamas
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Saint-Chamas (in Provençal Occitan: Sanch Amàs in classical orthography, Sant Chamas according to Mistralian orthography) is a commune in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern France.
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Saint-Chamas is a commune in France, situated within the Bouches-du-Rhône department and the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. It falls under the administrative jurisdiction of the arrondissement of Istres, the canton of Berre-l'Étang, and the Métropole Aix-Marseille-Provence. The commune borders Berre-l'Étang, Cornillon-Confoux, Lançon-Provence, and Miramas, and is located next to the Touloubre body of water. Its postal code is 13250, and it has an area of 26.71 square kilometers.
The population of Saint-Chamas is 8,676, comprising 4,277 males and 4,297 females. The residents are known as Saint-Chamasséens. The commune’s official name is also recorded as Port-Chamas. It sits at an elevation of 191 meters above sea level.
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Place details
- Locality
- Saint-Chamas
- Region
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Country
- France
- Population
- 6,901
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Saint-Chamas
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Pont Flavien, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. Pic 01.jpg
- French commune.caption
- Roman Pont Flavien
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason de la ville de Saint-Chamas (13).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Istres
- French commune.canton
- Berre-l'Étang
- French commune.INSEE
- 13092
- French commune.postal code
- 13250
- French commune.mayor
- Didier Khelfa
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Aix-Marseille-Provence
- French commune.elevation min m
- 0
- French commune.elevation max m
- 121
- French commune.area km2
- 26.71
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Port-Chamas
- Demonym
- Saint-Chamasséens
- Country
- France
- Located in
- Métropole Aix-Marseille-Provence
- Population
- 8676
- Area
- 26.71
- Elevation
- 59
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Body of water
- Touloubre
- Shares border with
- Miramas
- Official website
- www.saint-chamas.com
- Image
- Église Saint Léger de Saint Chamas.jpg
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- Commons category
- Saint-Chamas
- postal code
- 13250
- native label
- Saint-Chamas
- associated electoral district
- canton of Berre-l'Étang
- male population
- 4277
- female population
- 4297
- P8168
- barracks
- topic's main category
- Category:Saint-Chamas
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-90-44-52-00
- fax number
- +33-4-90-44-52-30
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Population
- History
- See also
- References
- External links
Saint-Chamas (in Provençal Occitan: Sanch Amàs in classical orthography, Sant Chamas according to Mistralian orthography) is a commune in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern France.
==Geography== Saint-Chamas is situated on the shore of the Étang de Berre, 15 km south of Salon-de-Provence and 50 km north-west of Marseille, in a part of the region that has not been industrialised. The highest point of the town is Le Verdon at an altitude of 121 metres.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Saint-Chamas” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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