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Fos-sur-Mer
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Fos-sur-Mer (, literally Fos on Sea; Provençal: Fòs) is a port town and commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. It is one of the busiest ports in Europe despite its small size.
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Fos-sur-Mer is a commune in France, situated within the Bouches-du-Rhône department and the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. It falls under the administrative jurisdiction of the arrondissement of Istres, the canton of Istres, and the Métropole Aix-Marseille-Provence. The municipality borders Arles, Istres, Port-de-Bouc, and Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône. Its official name is also listed as Fos, and it is twinned with Arnsberg.
The commune has a population of 15,988, comprising 7,532 males and 7,962 females. It covers an area of 92.31 square kilometers and sits at an elevation of 49 meters above sea level. The postal code for the area is 13270.
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Place details
- Locality
- Fos-sur-Mer
- Region
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Country
- France
- Population
- 17,317
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Fos-sur-Mer
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- ZI Fos-sur-Mer.jpg
- French commune.caption
- Industrial zone
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Fos-sur-Mer 13.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Istres
- French commune.canton
- Istres
- French commune.INSEE
- 13039
- French commune.postal code
- 13270
- French commune.mayor
- René Raimondi
- French commune.term
- 2022–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Aix-Marseille-Provence
- French commune.elevation min m
- 0
- French commune.elevation max m
- 39
- French commune.area km2
- 92.31
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Fos
- Demonym
- Fosséens
- Country
- France
- Located in
- canton of Istres
- Population
- 15694
- Area
- 92.31
- Elevation
- 7
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Shares border with
- Saint-Mitre-les-Remparts
- Official website
- www.fossurmer.fr
- Image
- Vue générale de Fos sur Mer by Mmalost.jpg
- Licence plate code
- 13
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- twinned administrative body
- Arnsberg
- Commons category
- Fos-sur-Mer
- postal code
- 13270
- Commons gallery
- Fos-sur-Mer
- topic's main category
- Category:Fos-sur-Mer
- associated electoral district
- canton of Istres
- male population
- 7532
- female population
- 7962
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- contact page URL
- www.fossurmer.fr/contactez-nous
- phone number
- +33-4-42-47-70-00
- fax number
- +33-4-42-05-52-15
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Economy
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Fos-sur-Mer (, literally Fos on Sea; Provençal: Fòs) is a port town and commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. It is one of the busiest ports in Europe despite its small size.
==Geography== Fos-sur-Mer is situated about north west of Marseille, on the Mediterranean coast, and to the west of the Étang de Berre. The city has of sand beach.
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