Fos-sur-Mer
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Fos-sur-Mer | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Fos-sur-Mer  | |
  Fos-sur-Mer  Fos-sur-Mer | |
| Coordinates: 43°26′25″N 4°56′55″E / 43.4403°N 4.9486°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Bouches-du-Rhône |
| Arrondissement | Istres |
| Canton | Istres |
| Intercommunality | Aix-Marseille-Provence |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | René Raimondi |
| Area 1 | 92.31 km2 (35.64 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | 15,469 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 13039 /13270 |
| Elevation | 0–39 m (0–128 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Fos-sur-Mer (Provençal: Fòs) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.
Geography
Fos-sur-Mer is situated about 50 km (31 mi) north west of Marseille, on the Mediterranean coast, and to the west of the Étang de Berre. The city has 6 km (3.7 mi) of sand beach.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1793 | 550 | — |
| 1800 | 418 | −24.0% |
| 1806 | 579 | +38.5% |
| 1821 | 690 | +19.2% |
| 1831 | 916 | +32.8% |
| 1836 | 1,498 | +63.5% |
| 1841 | 1,862 | +24.3% |
| 1846 | 1,938 | +4.1% |
| 1851 | 1,984 | +2.4% |
| 1856 | 2,130 | +7.4% |
| 1861 | 2,218 | +4.1% |
| 1866 | 1,170 | −47.2% |
| 1872 | 1,170 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 1,040 | −11.1% |
| 1881 | 1,140 | +9.6% |
| 1886 | 1,146 | +0.5% |
| 1891 | 1,464 | +27.7% |
| 1896 | 1,473 | +0.6% |
| 1901 | 1,393 | −5.4% |
| 1906 | 996 | −28.5% |
| 1911 | 1,114 | +11.8% |
| 1921 | 1,223 | +9.8% |
| 1926 | 1,350 | +10.4% |
| 1931 | 1,531 | +13.4% |
| 1936 | 1,543 | +0.8% |
| 1946 | 1,645 | +6.6% |
| 1954 | 2,349 | +42.8% |
| 1962 | 2,898 | +23.4% |
| 1968 | 2,869 | −1.0% |
| 1975 | 6,709 | +133.8% |
| 1982 | 9,031 | +34.6% |
| 1990 | 11,605 | +28.5% |
| 1999 | 13,925 | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 15,448 | +10.9% |
| 2012 | 15,859 | +2.7% |
Economy
Fos is the site of a major port development operated by the Autonomous Port of Marseille. The facilities include container handling terminals and a gas (methane) terminal. The waterside location of the industrial zone is attractive to heavy industry including steel. The steel group ArcelorMittal has its Sollac Méditerranée plant here. The presence of the steel, chemistry and oil industries means that pollution levels are high.
See also
References
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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