Place de l'Église

The church of Saint-Martin is a Catholic church located in Saint-Martin-de-Crau, it is built on the primitive church attested since at least the Xth century, the current building dates from 1876. It is part of the archdiocese of Aix-en-Provence and Arles. The first child was baptized in 1638 in the new church. The Chapter of Arles appoints a priest in 1790 for the 800 inhabitants of Saint-Martin de Crau de la Palud. The following year the church became a revolutionary club.

&Modern Church
The construction of the modern church was carried out from 1869 to 1876 in the Romanesque style.It is built along a perpendicular axis from the old churches. A part of the old churches are used by the sacristy and the housing of the priests. The municipality undertakes the renovation of the church in 1992, the bell tower, former watchtower, is accessible by stairs that give on the orientation table.in 1995, the commune continues its renovation: réfection of the façade, stained glass windows and the wall of the nave; support of the walls and the covering, éclairage of the façades… In 2008 the floor and the tanchute;itéité are entirely redone by retaining a maximum of original floor tiles