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Le Rove is a commune in France, situated within the Bouches-du-Rhône department. It is part of the arrondissement of Istres, the canton of Marignane, and the Métropole Aix-Marseille-Provence. The municipality borders Ensuès-la-Redonne, Gignac-la-Nerthe, Les Pennes-Mirabeau, and Marseille. Its official postal code is 13740, and residents are known as Rovenains.
The area of Le Rove is 22.97 square kilometers. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 5,246 inhabitants and another citing 4,084. Where specified, the population includes 2,497 males and 2,631 females. Elevation data also differs, with one source recording 263 meters above sea level and another listing 156 meters. The local time zone is Europe/Paris.
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- Locality
- Le Rove
- Region
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Country
- France
- Population
- 4,084
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Department
- Bouches-du-Rhône
- Arrondissement
- Istres
- Canton
- Marignane
- Intercommunality
- Aix-Marseille-Provence
- Mayor 2025 2026
- Paul Sabatino
- Area
- 22.97 km (8.87 sq mi)
- Population 2023
- 5,246
- Density
- 228.4/km (591.5/sq mi)
- Demonym s
- Rovenain (masculine), Rovenaine (feminine)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 13088 /13740
- Elevation
- 0–263 m (0–863 ft) , (avg. 150 m or 490 ft)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Le Rove
- Demonym
- Rovenains
- Country
- France
- Located in
- Métropole Aix-Marseille-Provence
- Population
- 5246
- Area
- 22.97
- Elevation
- 149
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Marseille
- Official website
- www.lerove.fr
- Image
- Vudeniolon2.jpg
- Licence plate code
- 13
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- Commons category
- Le Rove
- postal code
- 13740
- associated electoral district
- canton of Marignane
- male population
- 2497
- female population
- 2631
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-91-46-80-00
- fax number
- +33-4-91-46-98-52
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Encyclopedic overview
Le Rove ( French pronunciation: [lə ʁɔv]; Provençal: Lo Rove) is a seaside commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southern France.
It is located on the Côte Bleue just northwest of Marseille, neighbouring its 16th arrondissement within the larger Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis. It consists of a main village at Le Rove which houses the town hall, as well as a variety of hamlets and other settlements.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Le Rove” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.