La Couronne, Bouches-du-Rhône

La Couronne is a village in the south of France on the Côte Bleue on the Mediterranean coast, notable for its ancient quarries and lighthouses.

La Couronne, formerly known as Queyroun,[1] is a village in the commune of Martigues in the Bouches-du-Rhône département in the south of France.

Primarily a bathing resort, on the small coastal railway line connecting Martigues and Marseille, it is also known for the ancient quarries and lighthouses on nearby Cap Couronne.

The stone quarries were already mentioned by the Greek historian Strabo; their remains can now be seen on the shoreline, due to rises in the sea level.

Archaeological excavations of an Iron Age village suggest that quarrying began in the sixth century BC.