Istres
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Commune of Istres |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Bouches-du-Rhône |
| Arrondissement | Istres |
| Canton | Istres Nord and Istres Sud |
| Intercommunality | Ouest Provence |
| Mayor | Nicole Joulia (2006-2008) |
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| Elevation | 0 m–120 m (avg. 20 m) |
| Land area¹ | 113.73 km² |
| Population² (2005) |
41 200 |
| - Density | 342/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 13047/ 13800 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Istres is a commune in the département of Bouches-du-Rhône in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur région of France.
It is the largest commune of metropolitan Ouest-Provence, and is located on the northwest side of the Étang de Berre lagoon, northwest of the city of Marseille. In the 1999 census, Istres had a population of 38,993 inhabitants, the sixth largest in the Bouches-du-Rhône department. The commune has a land area of 113.73 km² (43.911 sq mi). It is the site of the Istres Air Base, and FC Istres (a football team in Ligue 2, the second-highest league in French football).
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