Martigues ( in classical norm, ''Lou Martegue'' in Mistralian norm) is a
commune
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northwest of
Marseille
Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Fra ...
. It is part of the
Bouches-du-Rhône
Bouches-du-Rhône ( , , ; oc, Bocas de Ròse ; "Mouths of the Rhône") is a department in Southern France. It borders Vaucluse to the north, Gard to the west and Var to the east. The Mediterranean Sea lies to the south. Its prefecture and ...
region
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on the eastern end of the Canal de Caronte.
A direct translation from the Martigues TourismeMartigues-Tourisme Official Website , page of direct translation, quoting Martigue as "The Venice of Provence" website reveals the following about Martigues:
count of Provence
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in 1232 on the likely site of the
Roman
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camp Maritima Avaticorum.
Population
Transport
The
Gare de Martigues Gare de Martigues is a railway station serving the town Martigues, Bouches-du-Rhône
Bouches-du-Rhône ( , , ; oc, Bocas de Ròse ; "Mouths of the Rhône") is a department in Southern France. It borders Vaucluse to the north, Gard to the wes ...
railway station is served by regional trains between Miramas and Marseille.
The nearest airport is
CroisiEurope
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The co ...
runs river cruises between Martigues (dock near Avenue Louis Sammut, behind City Hall) and either
Knights Hospitaller
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Étienne Richaud
Étienne Richaud (Étienne Antoine Guillaume Richaud), born on January 11, 1841, in Martigues (Bouches-du-Rhône, France) and died on May 31, 1889, in the Bay of Bengal, was the Principal private secretary of the Minister of Commerce Maurice Ro ...
(1841-1889),
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Governor General
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for
Inde française
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Charles Maurras
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(1868-1952), poet and political theorist
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Éric Bernard
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, Formula-1 driver
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Jimmy Abdou
Nadjim "Jimmy" Abdou (born 13 July 1984) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Starting his career in his hometown club of Martigues, Abdou later went on to play in Ligue 1 with Sedan before moving to England with Plym ...
, footballer
*
Ali Ahamada
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Club career Toulouse
Born in Martigues, France, Ahamada began his foot ...
, footballer
*
Barket Bekrar
Barket Bekrar (born 17 February 1975 in Martigues, France) is a French-Algerian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played for FC Martigues
Football Club de Martigues, known as FC Martigues or just Martigues, is a ...
Rod Fanni
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Club career
Ear ...
, footballer
*
Foued Kadir
Foued Kadir (born 5 December 1983) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for club Martigues. Born in France, he is a former Algeria international.
Kadir was a member of the Algeria national team at the 2010 Africa ...
, footballer
* Azzouz Kara, retired professional footballer
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Clara Luciani
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Biography
Luciani comes from a Corsican family. Her grandfather, whom she did not know, was from Ajaccio. Luciani grew up in Septèmes-les-Vallons, in the subu ...
FC Martigues
Football Club de Martigues, known as FC Martigues or just Martigues, is a French professional football club which plays in the Championnat National, the third level of football in France.
The club plays at the Stade Francis Turcan, which has a ...
- Local football club.
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Étang de Berre
The Étang de Berre (in Provençal Occitan: ''estanh de Bèrra / mar de Bèrra'' according to classical orthography, ''estang de Berro / mar de Berro'' according to Mistralian orthography) is a brackish water lagoon on the Mediterranean coast o ...