Istres | |
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![]() Location within the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
Country | France |
Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
Department | Bouches-du-Rhône |
No. of communes | 21 |
Subprefecture | Istres |
Area | 715.2 km2 (276.1 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2019)[1] | 330,220 |
INSEE code | 134 |
The arrondissement of Istres is an arrondissement of France, in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Its capital is the city of Istres.
The arrondissement of Istres was created in 1981.[2]
The arrondissement of Istres is in the south of the Bouches-du-Rhône department. It is bordered to the north and east by the Aix-en-Provence arrondissement, to the south by the Mediterranean Sea and to the west by the Arles arrondissement.
The arrondissement of Istres is the smallest arrondissement of the department in area, 599.3 km2 (231.4 sq mi); it has a population of 312,489 inhabitants.
After the reorganisation of the cantons in France,[3] cantons are not subdivisions of the arrondissements so they could have communes that belong to different arrondissements.
There are 6 cantons in the arrondissement of Istres and 3 of them do not have all their communes in the arrondissement:
The arrondissement of Istres has 18 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː[4]
The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:
INSEE code |
Commune | Population[5] (2014) |
Canton | Intercommunality |
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13056 | Martigues | 48,870 | Martigues | Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence |
13047 | Istres | 43,463 | Istres | Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence |
13117 | Vitrolles | 34,236 | Vitrolles | Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence |
13054 | Marignane | 21,481 | Marignane | Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence |
13063 | Miramas | 25,583 | Salon-de-Provence-2 | Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence |
13077 | Port-de-Bouc | 17,366 | Martigues | Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence |
13039 | Fos-sur-Mer | 15,857 | Istres | Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence |
13026 | Châteauneuf-les-Martigues | 14,146 | Marignane | Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence |
13014 | Berre-l'Étang | 13,689 | Berre-l'Étang | Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence |
13081 | Rognac | 6,338 | Berre-l'Étang | Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence |