Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône

Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône (French pronunciation: [pɔʁ sɛ̃ lwi dy ʁon]; Occitan: Pòrt Sant Loís) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.

Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône
Commune
The 18th century Saint Louis tower
The 18th century Saint Louis tower
Coat of arms of Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône
Coat of arms
Location of Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône
Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône is located in France
Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône
Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône
Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône
Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône
Coordinates: 43°23′15″N 4°48′14″E
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentBouches-du-Rhône
ArrondissementIstres
CantonArles
IntercommunalityAix-Marseille-Provence
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Martial Alvarez[1]
Area
1
73.38 km2 (28.33 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
8,370
 • Density110/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
13078 /13230
Elevation0–3 m (0.0–9.8 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

The commune was created in 1904 from parts of the communes of Arles and Fos-sur-Mer.[3] The Saint-Louis channel was dug in 1871. The parish was established in 1886.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1906 2,388—    
1911 2,702+2.50%
1921 3,682+3.14%
1926 4,174+2.54%
1931 4,284+0.52%
1936 4,448+0.75%
1946 3,982−1.10%
1954 4,923+2.69%
1962 6,278+3.09%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 8,285+4.73%
1975 10,393+3.29%
1982 10,378−0.02%
1990 8,624−2.29%
1999 8,123−0.66%
2007 8,530+0.61%
2012 8,579+0.11%
2017 8,449−0.30%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Features

Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône is an industrial town and port annex of Marseille at the mouth of the Rhône River, and includes many parks, large avenues and large farmhouses known as camarguais.

The town has three popular beaches: Napoleon beach, Olga beach, and Carteau beach.

There are many marshes and cultivated plants nearby, and vast salt-water marshes of the Camargue swamp.

Local wildlife includes herds of wild horses and pink flamingos being in the marshes.

Industry

The Camargue produces primarily salt and mineral oil. There are also petrochemical factories and grain mills.

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  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 Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône, EHESS (in French).
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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