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
Commune
Industrial zone
Coat of arms
Location of Fos-sur-Mer
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 (2020–2026) Jean Hetsch[1]
Area
1
92.31 km2 (35.64 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[2]
15,687
 • 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.±%
1793550—    
1800418−24.0%
1806579+38.5%
1821690+19.2%
1831916+32.8%
18361,498+63.5%
18411,862+24.3%
18461,938+4.1%
18511,984+2.4%
18562,130+7.4%
18612,218+4.1%
18661,170−47.2%
18721,170+0.0%
18761,040−11.1%
18811,140+9.6%
18861,146+0.5%
18911,464+27.7%
18961,473+0.6%
YearPop.±%
19011,393−5.4%
1906996−28.5%
19111,114+11.8%
19211,223+9.8%
19261,350+10.4%
19311,531+13.4%
19361,543+0.8%
19461,645+6.6%
19542,349+42.8%
19622,898+23.4%
19682,869−1.0%
19756,709+133.8%
19829,031+34.6%
199011,605+28.5%
199913,925+20.0%
200815,448+10.9%
201215,859+2.7%

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". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.


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