Fos-sur-Mer
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Commune of Fos-sur-Mer |
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| Location | |
  Fos-sur-Mer
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Bouches-du-Rhône |
| Arrondissement | Istres |
| Canton | Istres-Sud |
| Intercommunality | Syndicat d'agglomération nouvelle Ouest Provence |
| Mayor | René Raimondi (2004-2008) |
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| Elevation | 0–39 m (0–130 ft) |
| Land area1 | 92.31 km2 (35.64 sq mi) |
| Population2 (1999) |
14,732 |
| - Density | 151 /km² (390 /sq mi) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 13039/ 13270 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Fos-sur-Mer is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.
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Fos-sur-Mer is situated about 50 km (31 mi) north west of Marseille, along the mediterranean coast, and on the west of the Étang de Berre. The city has 6 km (3.7 mi) of sand beach.
The city attracts many industries. Among others the steel industry. The steel giant ArcelorMittal has a steel plant called Sollac Méditerranée overhere. Because of the steel, chemistry and oil industry the city is amongst the most polluted towns in Europe.
Based on the article in the French Wikipedia.
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