Fos-sur-Mer

French commune
nomcommune=Fos-sur-Mer
"Zone industrielle"
région=Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
département=Bouches-du-Rhône
arrondissement=Istres
canton=Istres-Sud
insee=13039
cp=13270
maire=René Raimondi
mandat=2004-2008
intercomm=Syndicat d'agglomération nouvelle Ouest Provence
longitude=4.94861111111
latitude=43.4402777778
alt moy=
alt mini=0
alt maxi=39 m
hectares=9231
km²=92.31
sans=14,732
date-sans=1999
dens=151

Fos-sur-Mer is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.

Geography

Fos-sur-Mer is situated about 50 km north west of Marseille, along the mediterranean coast, and on the west of the Étang de Berre. The city has 6 km of sand beach.

Economy

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.

ee also

*Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department

References

"Based on the article in the French Wikipedia."