The Arrondissement of Arles is located in the Bouches-du-Rhône département, in southern France. Bouches-du-Rhône is a département in the south of France named after the mouth of the Rhône River. ... Jump to: navigation, search The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France and many former French colonies, roughly analogous to British counties. ...

The cantons of the arrondissement are: The canton is an administrative division of France. ... The 100 French départements are divided into 342 arrondissements. ...

• canton of Arles-Est
• canton of Arles-Ouest
• canton of Châteaurenard
• canton of Eyguières
• canton of Orgon
• canton of Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône
• canton of Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
• canton of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer
• canton of Tarascon

The arrondissement contains 36 communes, of which 5 have more than 10,000 inhabitants: Arles, Châteaurenard, Saint-Martin-de-Crau, Saint-Rémy-de-Provence and Tarascon. The commune (in French: commune, word appeared in the 12th century, from Medieval Latin communia, gathering of people sharing a common life, from Latin communis, things held in common) is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. ... Map of western Mediterranean, showing location of Arles Arles (Arle in Provençal) is a city in the south of France, in the Bouches-du-Rhône département, of which it is a sous-préfecture, in the former province of Provence. ... Saint-Rémy-de-Provence is a commune of southern France, in the Bouches-du-Rhône département, in the former province of Provence. ... Tarascon Castle from front. ...