Port Saint Louis du Rhône et son histoire
C'est une loi du 28 mars 1904 qui fit de Port Saint Louis du Rhône une commune. Avant cette date, la ville était liée à Arles pour 5/6ème de son territoire.
Prenez connaissance de toute son histoire en téléchargeant la brochure "Port Saint Louis du Rhône - Historique".
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La Saint Louis Tower (18ème siècle)
Individual fare: 3€- Free under 12 years.
Groups (contact us).
ANCV Holiday Vouchers, Lattitude 13 and Pass MyProvence vouchers accepted.
1723 has a decision of the king’s council imposed a tax on salt going through the Rhône to the provinces of Rouergue, Auvergne, Lyonnais, Dauphiné, Languedoc and Provence.
Tax revenues were for the work carried out in the branch of the Launes. They were used 1737 to the construction of the Saint-Louis Tower. Originally at the mouth of the Rhône located, this one was the last of a series of many towers. A new tower had to be built every time the river overflowed its banks. These were dual purpose towers: They served first as surveillance towers and safe haven for surrounding populations and after as lighthouse.
This tower is 1942 registered on the inventory of historic monuments. The municipality obtains 1973 its management and regularly carries out restoration work. It houses today the offices of the tourist information centre.
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THE ORNITHOLOGICAL COLLECTION
Permanent exhibition
Located on the first floor of the Saint-Louis Tower at the beginning of 1998, this is the largest collection in the Camargue. These 168 identified, according to their natural habitats classified birds are in display cabinets with information panels and other specification sheets. A map indicates the different types of habitats existing on our territory in order to make possible for visitors to see birds in the middle of the nature.
TEMPORARY SHOWROOM
Located on the second floor of the Saint-Louis Tower, this room welcomes all the year round painting, sculptures and pictures exhibitions from amateur or established artists as local history or other exhibitions.
The Tourist information office of Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône gives gracefully private individuals or associations, of the city or from the outside, a showroom for a presentation of their works in the second floor of the Tower Saint Louis (no sale).
PDF Download the law (French doc).
PDF Download your candidacy (French doc).
THE TERRACE
The tower provides the visitors exceptional views of the Camargue, Saint-Louis canal, the salt marshes and the windmills. That is the unique point of view from the town, opened to the public, free access will be given to the telescope.
