Le Rove

Le Rove (French pronunciation: ​[lə ʁɔv]; Occitan: Lo Rove) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.

Le Rove
Commune
The Niolon Cove, in Le Rove
Coat of arms
Location of Le Rove
Le Rove Le Rove
Coordinates: 43°22′09″N 5°15′01″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Bouches-du-Rhône
Arrondissement	Istres
Canton	Marignane
Intercommunality	Aix-Marseille-Provence
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Georges Rosso
Area ^1	23 km^2 (9 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	5,128
• Density	220/km^2 (580/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	13110 /13740
Elevation	0–263 m (0–863 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The Rove Tunnel, the world's longest canal tunnel, is situated near the commune.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1836	844	—
1841	880	+4.3%
1846	1,074	+22.0%
1851	849	−20.9%
1856	816	−3.9%
1861	875	+7.2%
1866	820	−6.3%
1872	790	−3.7%
1876	755	−4.4%
1881	729	−3.4%
1886	661	−9.3%
1891	726	+9.8%
1896	742	+2.2%
1901	704	−5.1%
1906	747	+6.1%
1911	2,122	+184.1%
1921	678	−68.0%
1926	688	+1.5%
1931	869	+26.3%
1936	485	−44.2%
1946	516	+6.4%
1954	705	+36.6%
1962	1,186	+68.2%
1968	1,709	+44.1%
1975	2,233	+30.7%
1982	2,707	+21.2%
1990	3,429	+26.7%
1999	4,005	+16.8%
2008	4,174	+4.2%
2016	5,121	+22.7%

See also

• Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.