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Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône (French pronunciation: [pɔʁ sɛ̃ lwi dy ʁon]; Occitan: Pòrt Sant Loís) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.

Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône
Commune
The 18th century Saint Louis tower
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
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentBouches-du-Rhône
ArrondissementIstres
CantonArles
IntercommunalityAix-Marseille-Provence
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Martial Alvarez[1]
Area
1
73.38 km2 (28.33 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[2]
8,424
  Density110/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
13078 /13230
Elevation0–3 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.

History


The commune was created in 1904 from parts of the communes of Arles and Fos-sur-Mer.[3] The Saint-Louis channel was dug in 1871. The parish was established in 1886.


Population


Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1906 2,388    
1911 2,702+2.50%
1921 3,682+3.14%
1926 4,174+2.54%
1931 4,284+0.52%
1936 4,448+0.75%
1946 3,982−1.10%
1954 4,923+2.69%
1962 6,278+3.09%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 8,285+4.73%
1975 10,393+3.29%
1982 10,378−0.02%
1990 8,624−2.29%
1999 8,123−0.66%
2007 8,530+0.61%
2012 8,579+0.11%
2017 8,449−0.30%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

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


  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône, EHESS. (in French)
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE



На других языках


[de] Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône

Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône ist eine Gemeinde mit 8424 Einwohnern (Stand 1. Januar 2019) in Frankreich und liegt im Département Bouches-du-Rhône, in der Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur.
- [en] Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône

[ru] Пор-Сен-Луи-дю-Рон

Пор-Сен-Луи-дю-Рон (фр. Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône) — коммуна на юго-востоке Франции в регионе Прованс — Альпы — Лазурный Берег, департамент Буш-дю-Рон, округ Арль, кантон Арль[1].



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