The canton of Istres is an administrative division of the

Bouches-du-Rhône Bouches-du-Rhône ( , , ; oc, Bocas de Ròse ; "Mouths of the Rhône") is a department in Southern France. It borders Vaucluse to the north, Gard to the west and Var to the east. The Mediterranean Sea lies to the south. Its prefecture and large ...

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, in southeastern

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. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in

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 ...

.Décret n° 2014-271 du 27 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département des Bouches-du-Rhône
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Fos-sur-Mer Fos-sur-Mer (, literally ''Fos on Sea''; Provençal: ''Fòs'') is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. Geography Fos-sur-Mer is situated about north west of Marseille, on the Mediterranean coast, and to the west ...

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 th ...

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