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.
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The Principality of Aigues-Mortes is a micronation that claims the city of Aigues-Mortes. It is not recognised by any country or government.
Aigues-Mortes was founded in 2010 as a humorous parody of the Principality of Monaco, to gain media attention and boost tourism. The micronation is also registered in France as the organisation LOUPAM. Together with local merchants and the tourist office of Aigues-Mortes, it created the BPAM to handle currency exchange with the local currency, the flamant.
Aigues-Mortes has been present at several international conferences on micronations, in Perugia, Aigues-Mortes, Atlanta and Vincennes.
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The ramparts of Aigues-Mortes are the 13th-century fortifications of the town Aigues-Mortes, in Gard, France. It is a listed historical monument since 1903.
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The canton of Aigues-Mortes is an administrative division of the Gard department, southern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Aigues-Mortes.
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Aigues-Mortes is a railway station in Aigues-Mortes, Occitanie, southern France. Within TER Occitanie, it is part of line 26.
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Le Grau-du-Roi is a railway station in Le Grau-du-Roi, Occitanie, southern France. Within TER Occitanie, it is part of line 26.