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Fos-sur-Mer is situated about 50 km (31 mi) north west of Marseille, on the Mediterranean coast, and to the west of the Étang de Berre. The city has 6 km (3.7 mi) of sand beach. The city has 6 km (3.7 mi) of sand beach.
It has two main sites: in northern Marseille from La Joliette to l'Estaque as well as in Fos-sur-Mer, about 50 km (31 mi) north west of Marseille. The port generates 41,500 jobs [2] has an annual turnover of €169.5 million [3] and a traffic of €4 billion according to an OECD study. [4]
Bouches-du-Rhône (/ ˌ b uː ʃ dj uː ˈ r oʊ n / BOOSH dew ROHN; French: les Bouches-du-Rhône [le buʒ dy ʁon], locally [le ˈbuʃə dy ˈʁɔnə]; Occitan: lei Bocas de Ròse [lej ˈbukɔz de ˈʀɔze]; "the Mouths of the Rhône") is a department in southern France.
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.
The economy of Marseille and its region is still linked to its commercial port, the first French port and the fifth European port by cargo tonnage, which lies north of the Old Port and eastern in Fos-sur-Mer. Some 45,000 jobs are linked to the port activities and it represents €4 billion of added value to the regional economy.
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the Canebière, situated at the far end of the Old Port on the Quai des Belges. the Hôtel de Ville (town hall). the historic ferry, plying between opposite sides of the Old Port. the Roman Dock Museum. the Musée des civilisations de l'Europe et de la Méditerranée, MUCEM (Museum of European and Mediterranean civilizations)
INSEE/Postal code: 13054 /13700. Elevation: 0–100 m (0–328 ft) ... Three chapels and one convent were built in the 17th and 18th century: Notre-Dame de Piti ...