Fos-sur-Mer (, literally ''Fos on Sea'';
Provençal: ''Fòs'') is a
commune in the
Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern
France
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.
Geography
Fos-sur-Mer is situated about north west of
Marseille
Marseille (; ; see #Name, below) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Bouches-du-Rhône and of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region. Situated in the ...
, on the
Mediterranean
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coast, and to the west of the
Étang de Berre. The city has of sand beach.
Population
Economy
Fos is the site of a major port development operated by the Autonomous Port of Marseille. The facilities include container handling terminals and a gas (methane) terminal. The waterside location of the industrial zone is attractive to heavy industry including steel.
The steel group
ArcelorMittal
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has its
Sollac Méditerranée plant here ( merged into ArcelorMittal in 2006). The presence of the steel, chemistry and oil industries means that pollution levels are high.
Sports
Fos-sur-Mer is home to
Fos Provence Basket which plays its home games at the 2,000 seat
Complexe sportif Parsemain.
See also
*
Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department
References
Communes of Bouches-du-Rhône
Mediterranean port cities and towns in France
Bouches-du-Rhône communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
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