Istres

Istres (; Occitan: Istre) is a commune in southern France, some 60 km (38 mi) northwest of Marseille. It is in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, of which it is a subprefecture.

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Istres is a commune in France, situated within the Bouches-du-Rhône department and the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. It serves as the capital of the arrondissement of Istres, as well as the cantons of Istres, Istres-Nord, and Istres-Sud. The municipality is part of the Métropole Aix-Marseille-Provence and shares borders with Fos-sur-Mer, Miramas, Saint-Martin-de-Crau, and Saint-Mitre-les-Remparts.

The area covers 113.73 square kilometers with an elevation of 120 meters above sea level. Its population is recorded as 44,577, comprising 20,909 males and 22,224 females. Istres is twinned with Radolfzell am Bodensee. The local postal codes are 13800 and 13118, and the official website is istres.fr.

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Locality: Istres
Region: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Country: France
Population: 44,373
Timezone: Europe/Paris

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French commune.name: Istres
French commune.commune status: Subprefecture and commune
French commune.image: Istres - Centre ancien.jpg
French commune.caption: Historic center
French commune.image coat of arms: Coat of Arms of Istres.svg
French commune.arrondissement: Istres
French commune.canton: Istres
French commune.INSEE: 13047
French commune.postal code: 13800
French commune.mayor: François Bernardini (DVG)
French commune.term: 2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality: Aix-Marseille-Provence
French commune.elevation m: 20
French commune.elevation min m: 0
French commune.elevation max m: 120
French commune.area km2: 113.73

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: commune of France
Official name: Istres
Demonym: Istréens
Country: France
Located in: Métropole Aix-Marseille-Provence
Population: 44044
Area: 113.73
Elevation: 33
Time zone: UTC+01:00
Shares border with: Berre-l'Étang
Official website: www.istres.fr
Image: Etang de l'olivier istres.jpg

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topic's main category: Category:Istres
Commons category: Istres
postal code: 13118
twinned administrative body: Radolfzell am Bodensee
category of associated people: Category:People from Istres
associated electoral district: canton of Istres
male population: 20909
female population: 22224
P8168: Chichery
contact page URL: www.istres.fr/index.php?id=219
phone number: +33-4-13-29-50-00
fax number: +33-4-13-29-50-53
Commons gallery: Istres

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==Location== thumb|left|Istres Harbour Istres is adjacent to the Étang de Berre lagoon (the largest in Europe) and the ''Étang de l'Olivier lagoon. It is located some 60 km (38 mi) north-west of Marseille, 20 km (13 mi) south-west of Salon-de-Provence, 10 km (6 mi) north of Martigues and 45 km (28 mi) south-east of Arles. Istres is also adjacent to the plaine de la Crau'' and the Camargue national park.

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