For sale · Salin-de-Giraud · Camargue · Provence
Between the Rhône, the pink salt pans and the Mediterranean — a renovated period house with high ceilings, original cement-tile floors and a 925 m² garden with olive tree and palm.
Ref. SDG-15 · Offered by the owners
Salin-de-Giraud is the last village before the sea at the southern tip of the Camargue — a nineteenth-century salt-works village surrounded by the wide, luminous landscapes of the Rhône delta.
This maison de maître has kept the character of its time: generous ceiling heights with mouldings, tall French windows, a fireplace in the living room and original cement-tile floors — checkerboard in the kitchen and hall, patterned in the sitting room. The kitchen and dining room form one bright space around a long family table.
The house stands on a fully fenced plot of 925 m² in a quiet street of the village, with a lawn shaded by an old olive tree and a palm. Since 2020 the owners have renovated and cared for it throughout: renovation works by local craftsmen, electrical works, a new terrace, a Mediterranean garden by a landscape specialist, new fencing and, in 2025, air-conditioning.
Pink salt pans, flamingos and the wild beaches of Piémanson and Beauduc are minutes away; Arles, with its Roman monuments and the LUMA arts campus, is a 45-minute drive. A house to enjoy from the first day — as a holiday home, a family base in the south of France or a year-round residence.
All detailsHighlights
Fully fenced, as per the French land register (cadastre).
Lawn, olive tree and palm — landscaped in 2022.
High ceilings, original cement tiles, fireplace, French windows.
Installed in 2025 for comfortable summers.
Radiators throughout, Weishaupt system serviced by the manufacturer.
One bright room around a long family table.
Piémanson and Beauduc — wild Mediterranean beaches.
Directly from the owners — no agency fees.
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Property details
Figures marked TBC will be confirmed with the official measurement and diagnostics. Full documentation is available on request.
Renovated & cared for
Renovation works carried out by local craftsmen from Arles.
Electrical works, new terrace, new perimeter fence and a Mediterranean garden designed and planted by a landscape specialist.
Air-conditioning installed.
Heating system serviced by the manufacturer's technicians.
Location
At the mouth of the Rhône, the Camargue is one of Europe's great wetlands and a regional nature park since 1970: a landscape of lagoons, salt marshes, white horses, black bulls and thousands of pink flamingos.
Salin-de-Giraud has a bakery, shops, cafés and a school, and the Barcarin ferry across the Rhône gives a direct route towards Marseille. Yet the village remains one of the quietest corners of Provence.
Approximate driving times from the village centre, excluding ferry waiting times.
Life in the Camargue
Step out of the door and you are in one of the most untamed landscapes of the Mediterranean — a place for the sea, the saddle and long walks at golden hour.
The long, open beaches south of the village are among the best-known kite spots of the French Mediterranean. Beauduc works all year — with thermal winds in summer and the Mistral in the colder months — while the seven kilometres of Piémanson stretch from the mouth of the Rhône to the Beauduc lighthouse. Windsurfers and wing-foilers love it just as much.
The Camargue horse — small, robust and born dark before turning white — has lived in the marshes of the delta for centuries and still roams semi-wild alongside the black bulls. Riding through the salt meadows and along the dunes is the classic way to discover the delta.
Right next to the village, the Domaine de la Palissade nature reserve offers guided rides from April to October — including a ride that ends on the beach behind the dunes — as well as walking trails of 3 to 8 km.
The salt works of Salin-de-Giraud are among the largest in Europe. In summer their basins turn every shade of pink, and the white salt mountains glow against the blue sky. Greater flamingos feed in the surrounding lagoons — a sight that never gets old, and a paradise for birdwatchers and photographers.
No promenades, no high-rises: just sand, dunes and the open sea. Piémanson and Beauduc are some of the last natural beaches of the French Mediterranean, perfect for long walks, swimming and fish lunches in Beauduc's rustic beach cabins.
Explore
From Roman arenas to hilltop villages — some of the most beautiful places in the south of France are an easy day trip away.
The pink basins and white salt mountains of Salin-de-Giraud from above.
700 ha nature reserve on the Rhône: trails, birdlife and horse rides.
Life, history and landscapes of the delta, in a former sheepfold.
Camargue rice, fleur de sel, bull stew (gardiane) and bloodless bull games in village arenas.
Roman arena and theatre (UNESCO World Heritage), Van Gogh's town, the LUMA tower by Frank Gehry and Les Rencontres d'Arles photography festival.
Whitewashed seaside town, boat trips on the Petit Rhône and flamingos up close at the Pont de Gau bird park.
Medieval walled town on the lagoons, with its own pink salt pans.
Hilltop village above the Alpilles and the Carrières des Lumières, an immersive art show in a former quarry.
Market town of the Alpilles, Roman Glanum and the monastery where Van Gogh painted The Starry Night.
The Palace of the Popes, the famous bridge and the theatre festival every July.
Roman arena and Maison Carrée in Nîmes; the Pont du Gard aqueduct, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
The Vieux-Port and MuCEM in Marseille; the Calanques National Park around Cassis.
Approximate driving times from Salin-de-Giraud.
Contact
The house is offered directly by its owners.
We are happy to answer your questions, share the full documentation — cadastral plan, diagnostics, recent invoices — and arrange a visit in person or by video call.
Email
salin@mpc-tools.com