Le Rove

Le Rove (French pronunciation: ​[lə ʁɔv]; Occitan: Lo Rove) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.

Le Rove
Commune
The Niolon Cove, in Le Rove
Coat of arms
Location of Le Rove
Le Rove
Le Rove
Coordinates: 43°22′09″N 5°15′01″E
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentBouches-du-Rhône
ArrondissementIstres
CantonMarignane
IntercommunalityAix-Marseille-Provence
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Georges Rosso[1]
Area
1
23 km2 (9 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[2]
5,145
 • Density220/km2 (580/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
13110 /13740
Elevation0–263 m (0–863 ft)
(avg. 150 m or 490 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The Rove Tunnel, the world's longest canal tunnel, is situated near the commune.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1836844—    
1841880+4.3%
18461,074+22.0%
1851849−20.9%
1856816−3.9%
1861875+7.2%
1866820−6.3%
1872790−3.7%
1876755−4.4%
1881729−3.4%
1886661−9.3%
1891726+9.8%
1896742+2.2%
1901704−5.1%
1906747+6.1%
YearPop.±%
19112,122+184.1%
1921678−68.0%
1926688+1.5%
1931869+26.3%
1936485−44.2%
1946516+6.4%
1954705+36.6%
19621,186+68.2%
19681,709+44.1%
19752,233+30.7%
19822,707+21.2%
19903,429+26.7%
19994,005+16.8%
20084,174+4.2%
20165,121+22.7%

Notable people
  • Alexandre Fabre (1955–), actor, lives in Le Rove.
  • Malika Haimeur (1956–), awarded the Irène Joliot-Curie Prize for Women & Business in 2009
  • Maurice Gouiran, thriller writer.
  • Franky Zapata (1978–), creator of the Flyboard, lived in Le Rove and his workshop is still there.
  • Sébastien Chato, singer, author, composer lived in Le Rove

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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