What is Tarascon?
[[Image:Blason de la ville de Tarascon (13).svg|right|200px]] '''Tarascon''', sometimes called '''Tarascon-sur-Rhône''', is a [[city]] in the south of [[France]]. The city is about 20&nbsp;km from either [[Arles]] or [[Avignon]]. The city was founded by the [[Ancient Rome|Romans]] in the year [[48]]. Some people know the city from the book [[Tartarin de Tarascon]] by [[Alphonse Daudet]]. There is also a [[castle]] near the city. About 14.000 people lived in Tarascon in 2003. <gallery> Image:Tarascon Le Chateau.jpg|The castle of Tarascon Image:Tarascon-chateau-roi-rene.jpg|Another view of the castle </gallery> {{France-geo-stub}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Cities in France]] [[Category:Communes in Bouches-du-Rhône]]