Fos-sur-Mer
| Fos-sur-Mer | ||
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Industrial zone | ||
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  Fos-sur-Mer | ||
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Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region  Fos-sur-Mer | ||
| Coordinates: 43°26′25″N 4°56′55″E / 43.4403°N 4.9486°ECoordinates: 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-Sud | |
| Intercommunality | Ouest Provence | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | René Raimondi | |
| Area1 | 92.31 km2 (35.64 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 15,448 | |
| • Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 13039 / 13270 | |
| Elevation | 0–39 m (0–128 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
Fos-sur-Mer 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
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 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 Marseilles. 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
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