Aigues-Mortes is a commune in the Gard department in the Occitania region of southern France. The medieval city walls surrounding the city are well preserved. Situated on the junction of the Canal du Rhône à Sète and the Chenal Maritime to Le Grau-du-Roi, the town is a transit center for canal craft and Dutch barges.
City walls
Louis IX on a ship departing from Aigues-Mortes, for the Seventh Crusade
The Canal du Rhône à Sète traversing Aigues-Mortes
Letter from Mr. Fargeon, administrator of the Canal of Aigues-Mortes, 25 November 1806
Gard is a department in Southern France, located in the region of Occitanie. It had a population of 748,437 as of 2019; its prefecture is Nîmes.
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Image: Old Roman Amfitheater of Nimes from the Southside panoramio