Fos-sur-Mer

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Coordinates: 43°26′25″N 4°56′55″E / 43.4402777778, 4.94861111111

Commune of Fos-sur-Mer
Zone industrielle

Location
Fos-sur-Mer (France)
Fos-sur-Mer
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
Elevation 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 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.
France

Fos-sur-Mer is a French commune in the département Bouches-du-Rhône in 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 ArcelorMittal has a steel plant called Sollac Méditerranée overhere.

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