Aigues-Mortes

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Aigues-Mortes
Commune
City walls
Coat of arms
Location of Aigues-Mortes
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Coordinates: 43°34′03″N 4°11′36″E / 43.5675°N 4.1933°E / 43.5675; 4.1933
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Gard
Arrondissement	Nîmes
Canton	Aigues-Mortes
Intercommunality	Terre de Camargue
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pierre Mauméjean[1]
Area 1	57.78 km2 (22.31 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	8,685
• Density	150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Aigues-Mortais (masculine) Aigues-Mortaise (feminine)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	30003 /30220
Elevation	0–3 m (0.0–9.8 ft) (avg. 1 m or 3.3 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Aigues-Mortes (French pronunciation: [ɛɡmɔʁt]; Occitan: Aigas Mòrtas) 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.^{[3] [4]}