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Fos-sur-Mer | |
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Location of Fos-sur-Mer  | |
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| Coordinates:43°26′25″N4°56′55″E / 43.4403°N 4.9486°E /43.4403; 4.9486 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Bouches-du-Rhône |
| Arrondissement | Istres |
| Canton | Istres |
| Intercommunality | Aix-Marseille-Provence |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2022–2026) | René Raimondi[1] |
Area 1 | 92.31 km2 (35.64 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 15,694 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 13039 /13270 |
| Elevation | 0–39 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. | |
Fos-sur-Mer (French pronunciation:[fɔssyʁmɛʁ], literallyFos on Sea;Provençal:Fòs) is acommune in theBouches-du-Rhônedepartment in southernFrance.
Fos-sur-Mer is situated about 50 km (31 mi) north west ofMarseille, on theMediterranean coast, and to the west of theÉtang de Berre. The city has 6 km (3.7 mi) of sand beach.
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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 groupArcelorMittal has itsSollac Méditerranée plant here ( merged into ArcelorMittal in 2006). The presence of the steel, chemistry and oil industries means that pollution levels are high.
Fos-sur-Mer is home toFos Provence Basket which plays its home games at the 2,000 seatComplexe sportif Parsemain.
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