Saint-Etienne-du-Grès

Saint-Etienne-du-Grès
region	Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
Department	Bouches-du-Rhône
Arrondissement	Arles
Canton	Salon-de-Provence-1
Community association	Vallée des Baux-Alpilles
Coordinates	43 ° 47 '  N , 4 ° 44'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 47 '  N , 4 ° 44'  E
height	5-231 m
surface	29.04 km 2
Residents	2,481 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	85 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	13103
INSEE code	13094
Website	www.saintetiennedugres.com
Notre-Dame du Château chapel

Parish Church of St. Etienne

Saint-Etienne-du-Grès is a commune in France with 2,481 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the region of Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur in the department of Bouches-du-Rhone .

geography

The municipality is located fifteen kilometers northeast of Arles on the Alpilles mountain range . The municipality is part of the Alpilles Regional Nature Park and currently houses the park administration.

history

On April 12, 1935, Saint-Étienne-du-Grès was dissolved by Tarascon and became an independent municipality.

Attractions

• Saint-Thomas-des-Templiers chapel in Laurade
• Notre-Dame-du-Château chapel , Monument historique
• Remains of a Roman castrum
• Mairie and School from 1903
• Bullring
• Canal des Alpines
• Parish Church of Saint-Etienne
• Statue of Saint-Éloi
• House Grand Mas (Monument historique)

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008	2017
Residents	1214	1421	1484	1601	1863	2103	2152	2482

Personalities

• Henri Galeron (* 1939), illustrator and stamp artist

Web links

Commons : Saint-Étienne-du-Grès  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Saint-Étienne-du-Grès on the Provence website
2. ↑ General information
3. ↑ Culture of the village ( Memento of the original dated February 23, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.