Le Rove

Le Rove
Commune

The Niolon Cove, in Le Rove

Coat of arms
Le Rove

Coordinates: 43°22′09″N 5°15′01″E / 43.3692°N 5.2503°E / 43.3692; 5.2503Coordinates: 43°22′09″N 5°15′01″E / 43.3692°N 5.2503°E / 43.3692; 5.2503
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Bouches-du-Rhône
Arrondissement Istres
Canton Marignane
Intercommunality Aix-Marseille-Provence
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Georges Rosso
Area1 23 km2 (9 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 4,174
 • Density 180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 13110 /13740
Elevation 0–263 m (0–863 ft)
(avg. 150 m or 490 ft)

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.

Le Rove is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.

The Rove Tunnel, the world's longest canal tunnel, is situated near the commune.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1836844—    
1841880+4.3%
18461,074+22.0%
1851849−20.9%
1856816−3.9%
1861875+7.2%
1866820−6.3%
1872790−3.7%
1876755−4.4%
1881729−3.4%
1886661−9.3%
1891726+9.8%
1896742+2.2%
1901704−5.1%
1906747+6.1%
19112,122+184.1%
1921678−68.0%
1926688+1.5%
1931869+26.3%
1936485−44.2%
1946516+6.4%
1954705+36.6%
19621,186+68.2%
19681,709+44.1%
19752,233+30.7%
19822,707+21.2%
19903,429+26.7%
19994,005+16.8%
20084,174+4.2%

See also

References


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