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Les Baux-de-Provence
Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
About Les Baux-de-Provence
Les Baux-de-Provence, commonly referred to simply as Les Baux, is a rural commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southern France. It is located in the Alpilles mountains, northeast of Arles, atop a rocky outcrop that is crowned with a ruined castle overlooking the plains to the south. Its name refers to its site: in Provençal, bauç is a rocky spur. From the village name the word bauxite was coined for aluminium ore when first discovered there by geologist Pierre Berthier in 1821.
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Where is Les Baux-de-Provence?
Les Baux-de-Provence is in France. The nearest city is Avignon, about 23 km away.
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