Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône
Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône | |
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The 18th century Saint Louis tower | |
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Location of Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône | |
Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône | |
| Coordinates: 43°23′15″N 4°48′14″E / 43.3875°N 4.804°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Bouches-du-Rhône |
| Arrondissement | Istres |
| Canton | Arles |
| Intercommunality | Aix-Marseille-Provence |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Martial Alvarez[1] |
Area 1 | 73.38 km2 (28.33 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 8,510 |
| • Density | 116/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 13078 /13230 |
| Elevation | 0–3 m (0.0–9.8 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône (French pronunciation: [pɔʁ sɛ̃ lwi dy ʁon]; Occitan: Pòrt Sant Loís) is a port town and commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. The town serves as a second backup port for the Fos port section of the port of Marseille Fos, major port in France.[3]
History
The commune was created in 1904 from parts of the communes of Arles and Fos-sur-Mer.[4] The Saint-Louis channel was dug in 1871. The parish was established in 1886.
Population
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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
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ Daniel, JOUVE (23 March 2020). "Multi-purpose river development: example of the Rhone River". Encyclopedia of the Environment. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ^ a b Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE