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Salin du Mas des Crottes near Salin-de-Giraud, France #79849838
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The Camargue is a natural region located between the Mediterranean Sea and the two arms of the Rhône River delta. Near the seashore, prehistoric man started extracting salt, a practice that continues today. Salt was a source of wealth for the Cistercian salt abbeys of Ulmet, Franquevaux and Psalmody in the Middle Ages. In the 19th century industrial salt collection started.