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Arrondissement Of Istres
The arrondissement of Istres is an arrondissement of France in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. It has 21 communes. Its population is 327,971 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Istres, and their INSEE codes, are: # Berre-l'Étang (13014) # Carry-le-Rouet (13021) # Châteauneuf-les-Martigues (13026) # Cornillon-Confoux (13029) # Ensuès-la-Redonne (13033) # Fos-sur-Mer (13039) # Gignac-la-Nerthe (13043) # Grans (13044) # Istres (13047) # Marignane (13054) # Martigues (13056) # Miramas (13063) # Port-de-Bouc (13077) # Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône (13078) # Rognac (13081) # Le Rove (13088) # Saint-Chamas (13092) # Saint-Mitre-les-Remparts (13098) # Saint-Victoret (13102) # Sausset-les-Pins (13104) # Vitrolles (13117) History The arrondissement of Istres was created in 1981. At the March 2017 reorganization of the arrondissements of Bouches-du-Rhône, it gained one commune from the arrondi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Istres
Istres (; Occitan: Istre) is a commune in southern France, some 60 km (38 mi) northwest of Marseille. It is in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, of which it is a subprefecture. Location Istres is adjacent to the ''Étang de Berre'' lagoon (the largest in Europe) and the ''Étang de l'Olivier'' lagoon. It is located some 60 km (38 mi) north-west of Marseille, 20 km (13 mi) south-west of Salon-de-Provence, 10 km (6 mi) north of Martigues and 45 km (28 mi) south-east of Arles. Istres is also adjacent to the ''plaine de la Crau'' and the Camargue national park. Sports The city has numerous sports facilities and exactly 102 clubs. Each year, a race is organized around the Étang de l'Olivier. Many runners participate. The town's main football club is FC Istres. Facilities Istres is the home of the Istres-Le Tubé Air Base (BA 125). This air base was one of three utilized by NASA as a contin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marignane
Marignane (; oc, Marinhana) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern France. Geography It is a component of the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis, and the largest suburb of the city of Marseille. It is located 18.3 km (11.4 mi) to the northwest of Marseille. Climate The climate is hot-summer mediterranean (Köppen: ''Csa''). The city serves as the basis for data from Marseille through the weather station at the airport, which is inside Marignane's city limits. History In the 15th century the Count of Provence owned the land, and from 1603 to the French Revolution it belonged to the Covets. In the 17th century the Covets refurbished the castle. Three chapels and one convent were built in the 17th and 18th century: ''Notre-Dame de Pitié'' (1635), ''Saint-Nicolas'' (1695), ''Sainte-Anne'' (1710, now demolished), and ''Couvent des Minimes'' (1695). Population Politics From 1995 to 2008, the mayor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrondissement Of Aix-en-Provence
The arrondissement of Aix-en-Provence is an arrondissement of France in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. It has 48 communes. Its population is 450,153 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Aix-en-Provence, and their INSEE codes, are: # Aix-en-Provence (13001) # Alleins (13003) # Aurons (13008) # La Barben (13009) # Beaurecueil (13012) # Bouc-Bel-Air (13015) # Cabriès (13019) # Charleval (13024) # Châteauneuf-le-Rouge (13025) # Coudoux (13118) # Éguilles (13032) # Eyguières (13035) # La Fare-les-Oliviers (13037) # Fuveau (13040) # Gardanne (13041) # Gréasque (13046) # Jouques (13048) # Lamanon (13049) # Lambesc (13050) # Lançon-Provence (13051) # Mallemort (13053) # Meyrargues (13059) # Meyreuil (13060) # Mimet (13062) # Pélissanne (13069) # Les Pennes-Mirabeau (13071) # Peynier (13072) # Peyrolles-en-Provence (13074) # Puyloubier (13079) # Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade (13080) # Rognes (130 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrondissement Of Arles
The arrondissement of Arles is an arrondissements of France, arrondissement of France in the Bouches-du-Rhône Departments of France, department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region. It has 29 Communes of France, communes. Its population is 171,684 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Arles, and their INSEE codes, are: # Arles (13004) # Aureille (13006) # Barbentane (13010) # Les Baux-de-Provence (13011) # Boulbon (13017) # Cabannes, Bouches-du-Rhône, Cabannes (13018) # Châteaurenard (13027) # Eygalières (13034) # Eyragues (13036) # Fontvieille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Fontvieille (13038) # Graveson (13045) # Maillane (13052) # Mas-Blanc-des-Alpilles (13057) # Maussane-les-Alpilles (13058) # Mollégès (13064) # Mouriès (13065) # Noves (13066) # Orgon (13067) # Paradou (13068) # Plan-d'Orgon (13076) # Rognonas (13083) # Saint-Andiol (13089) # Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer (13096) # Saint-Étienne-du-Grès (13094) # Saint-Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vitrolles, Bouches-du-Rhône
Vitrolles (; oc, Vitròla) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône département in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern France, located about 20.6 km (12.8 mi) from Marseille. It is the largest suburb of the city of Aix-en-Provence and is adjacent to its southwest side. Population Twin towns – sister cities Vitrolles is twinned with: * Mörfelden-Walldorf, Germany Administration List of mayors of Vitrolles: *1800–1808: Paul Gueidon *1808–1812: Pierre Joseph Gabriel Bertrand *1813–1817: Louis Barrigue de Monvalon *1817–1823: Jacques Pierre Hilarion Audibert *1824–1830: Louis Martin *1830–1831: Honoré-Etienne Emery *1831–1837: Hyppolite Baret *1837–1842: André Guilhen *1842–1844: Joseph Constant *1844–1846: Barthélemy Bontoux *1847–1848: Jean-Etienne Bonsignour *1848–1848: Casimir Berard *1848–1850: Jean-Joseph Audibert *1850–1850: Louis Faren *1850–1863: Honoré Lataud *1863–1865: Jean-Pierre Christophe *1865–18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sausset-les-Pins
Sausset-les-Pins (; oc, Sausset dei Pins) or simply Sausset 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 west of Carry-le-Rouet. It is part of the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis. In 2019, Sausset-les-Pins had a population of 7,581. Geography Sausset-les-Pins located 35 km (21.7 mi) west of Marseille and 42 km (26 mi) southwest of Aix-en-Provence. The commune covers an area of 12.1 km2 (4.7 sq mi). History In 1855 a castle was built. In 1924 the commune of Sausset-les-Pins was created from part of the commune of Carry-le-Rouet. In 1915, the Sausset-les-Pins TER PACA railway station opened on the Miramas–L'Estaque railway. Gare de Sausset-les-Pins.jpg, Station building Sausset-les-Pins 20110709 02.jpg, Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens church Demographics See also *Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department The following is a list of the 119 commun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Victoret
Saint-Victoret (; oc, Sant Victoret) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern France. It is located northwest of Marseille. Saint-Victoret is a small market town situated just next to Marignane, not far from the airport and just a few kilometres from the eastern shore of the Étang de Berre. If you take the secondary road D20 to Saint-Victoret, you first pass through the hamlet of Pas-des-Lanciers. Here you will find a small, lively district with a few shops and an SNCF railway station for the transport of goods and freight to the airport. In the roads parallel to the D20 there are some pretty little villas which were built before the airport. Two kilometres beyond Pas-des-Lanciers you will come to the centre of Saint Victoret. With its new housing blocks, roundabouts planted with flowers, a media library and a cultural centre, the heart of the village is well laid out and pleasantly floral. You may feel as though ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Mitre-les-Remparts
Saint-Mitre-les-Remparts (; oc, Sant Mitre dei Barris) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. Population See also * Étang de Berre *Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department The following is a list of the 119 communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Bouches-du-Rhône Bouches-du-Rhône communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{BouchesRhône-geo-st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Chamas
Saint-Chamas (in Provençal Occitan: ''Sanch Amàs'' in classical orthography, ''Sant Chamas'' according to Mistralian orthography) is a commune in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern France. Geography Saint-Chamas is situated on the shore of the Étang de Berre, 15 km south of Salon-de-Provence and 50 km north-west of Marseille, in a part of the region that has not been industrialised. The highest point of the town is ''Le Verdon'' at an altitude of 121 metres. Population Inhabitants are called ''Saint-Chamasséens''. History Archaeological investigation of rock shelters has proved that the site of Saint-Chamas was already occupied in the Paleolithic era. During the Iron Age, the site was used by the Ligures, who constructed an oppidum (a fortified village), and then by the Celts. The Romans built the Pont Flavien in the 1st century BC, a triumphal bridge which crosses the River Touloubre.Rough Guide to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Rove
Le Rove (; oc, Lo Rove) is seaside a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southern France. INSEE In 2019, it had a population of 5,145. It is located on the just northwest of , neighbouring its within the larger |
Rognac
Rognac (; oc, Ronhac) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southern France. Located to the east of the Étang de Berre, north of Marseille Provence Airport, it is part of the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis. In 2019, it had a population of 12,086. Transport Rognac is served by the Rognac TER PACA railway station, on both the Paris–Marseille railway and Rognac–Aix-en-Provence freight railway. Demographics International relations Rognac is twinned with: * Rockenhausen, Germany * Veria, Greece See also * Étang de Berre * Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department The following is a list of the 119 communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020): [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône
Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône (; oc, Pòrt Sant Loís) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. History The commune was created in 1904 from parts of the communes of Arles and Fos-sur-Mer. The Saint-Louis channel was dug in 1871. The parish was established in 1886. Population 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 * Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department The following is a list of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
