Fos-sur-Mer
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 | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Fos-sur-Mer  | |
  Fos-sur-Mer  Fos-sur-Mer | |
| 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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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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