Fos-sur-Mer

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Commune of Fos-sur-Mer Zone industrielle of Fos-sur-Mer
Location
Longitude	04°56'55" E
Latitude	43°26'25" N
Administration
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Bouches-du-Rhône
Arrondissement	Istres
Canton	Istres-Sud
Intercommunality	Syndicat d'agglomération nouvelle Ouest Provence
Mayor	René Raimondi (2004-2008)
Statistics
Altitude	0 m–39 m
Land area¹	92.31 km²
Population² (1999)	14,732
- Density ()	151/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	13039/ 13270
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel).

Fos-sur-Mer is a French commune, situated in the département Bouches-du-Rhône and the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur région.

[edit] Geography

Fos-sur-Mer is situated about 50 km north west of Marseille, along the mediterranean coast, and on the west of the Étang de Berre. The city has 6 km of sand beach.

[edit] Economy

The city attracts many industries. Among others the steel industry. The steel giant Arcelor has a steel plant called Sollac Méditerranée overhere.

Saint Sauveur Church

Saint Sauveur Church