Fos-sur-Mer

Fos-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [fɔs syʁ mɛʁ], literally Fos on Sea; Provençal: Fòs) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.

Fos-sur-Mer
Industrial zone
Industrial zone
Coat of arms of Fos-sur-Mer
Location of Fos-sur-Mer
Fos-sur-Mer is located in France
Fos-sur-Mer
Fos-sur-Mer
Fos-sur-Mer is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Fos-sur-Mer
Fos-sur-Mer
Coordinates: 43°26′25″N 4°56′55″E
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentBouches-du-Rhône
ArrondissementIstres
CantonIstres
IntercommunalityAix-Marseille-Provence
Government
  Mayor (20222026) René Raimondi[1]
Area
1
92.31 km2 (35.64 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
15,512
  Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
13039 /13270
Elevation0–39 m (0–128 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Fos-sur-Mer is situated about 50 km (31 mi) north west of Marseille, on the Mediterranean coast, and to the west of the Étang de Berre. The city has 6 km (3.7 mi) of sand beach.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 550    
1800 418−3.84%
1806 579+5.58%
1821 690+1.18%
1831 916+2.87%
1836 1,498+10.34%
1841 1,862+4.45%
1846 1,938+0.80%
1851 1,984+0.47%
1856 2,130+1.43%
1861 2,218+0.81%
1866 1,170−12.01%
1872 1,170+0.00%
1876 1,040−2.90%
1881 1,140+1.85%
1886 1,146+0.11%
1891 1,464+5.02%
1896 1,473+0.12%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 1,393−1.11%
1906 996−6.49%
1911 1,114+2.26%
1921 1,223+0.94%
1926 1,350+2.00%
1931 1,531+2.55%
1936 1,543+0.16%
1946 1,645+0.64%
1954 2,349+4.55%
1962 2,898+2.66%
1968 2,869−0.17%
1975 6,709+12.90%
1982 9,031+4.34%
1990 11,605+3.18%
1999 13,925+2.05%
2007 15,832+1.62%
2012 15,859+0.03%
2017 15,494−0.46%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Economy

Fos is the site of a major port development operated by the Autonomous Port of Marseille. The facilities include container handling terminals and a gas (methane) terminal. The waterside location of the industrial zone is attractive to heavy industry including steel. The steel group ArcelorMittal has its Sollac Méditerranée plant here. The presence of the steel, chemistry and oil industries means that pollution levels are high.

Sports

Fos-sur-Mer is home to Fos Provence Basket which plays its home games at the 2,000 seat Complexe sportif Parsemain.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Fos-sur-Mer, EHESS (in French).
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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