Saint-Rémy-de-Provence

"Saint-Rémy of Provence"; Provençal: Sant Romieg de Provença (classical norm) and Sant Roumié de Prouvènço (Mistralian norm)) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southern France.

From May 1889 to May 1890, Vincent van Gogh was a patient at the Saint-Paul Asylum in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, and painted some of his most memorable works, including The Starry Night, which features the town.

Saint-Rémy-de-Provence is situated about 20 km (12 mi) south of Avignon, just north of the Alpilles mountain range.

The A7 autoroute, which runs down the Valley of the Rhône and connects Lyon to Marseille via Orange, is about 12 km (7.5 mi) east of Saint-Rémy.

The Saint-Paul Asylum in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence is where Vincent van Gogh was a patient, from May 1889 to May 1890, and where he painted some of his most memorable works, including The Starry Night which features the town.

Vineyards in Saint-Rémy
Rue du Château in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
The Rue du Château in the city centre of Saint-Rémy-de-Provence