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Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fos-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [fɔs syʁ mɛʁ], literally Fos on Sea; Provençal: Fòs) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.
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Fos-sur-Mer | |
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![]() Industrial zone | |
Coordinates: 43°26′25″N 4°56′55″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
Department | Bouches-du-Rhône |
Arrondissement | Istres |
Canton | Istres |
Intercommunality | Aix-Marseille-Provence |
Government | |
• Mayor (2022–2026) | René Raimondi[1] |
Area 1 | 92.31 km2 (35.64 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 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 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.
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Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4] |
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 ( merged into ArcelorMittal in 2006). The presence of the steel, chemistry and oil industries means that pollution levels are high.
Fos-sur-Mer is home to Fos Provence Basket which plays its home games at the 2,000 seat Complexe sportif Parsemain.
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