Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône

Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.

Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône
Commune
The 18th century Saint Louis tower
Coat of arms
Location of Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône
Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône
Coordinates: 43°23′15″N 4°48′14″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Bouches-du-Rhône
Arrondissement	Istres
Canton	Arles
Intercommunality	Aix-Marseille-Provence
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Marc Charrier
Area ^1	73.38 km^2 (28.33 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	8,449
• Density	120/km^2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	13078 /13230
Elevation	0–3 m (0.0–9.8 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

The commune was created in 1904 from Arles and Fos-sur-Mer on which its history is dependent. The Saint-Louis channel was dug in 1871. The parish was established in 1886.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1906 2,388 —     1911 2,702 +13.1% 1921 3,682 +36.3% 1926 4,174 +13.4% 1931 4,284 +2.6% 1936 4,448 +3.8% 1946 3,982 −10.5% 1954 4,923 +23.6%

Year Pop. ±% 1962 6,278 +27.5% 1968 8,285 +32.0% 1975 10,393 +25.4% 1982 10,378 −0.1% 1990 8,624 −16.9% 1999 8,123 −5.8% 2008 8,535 +5.1%

Features

Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône is an industrial town and port annex of Marseille at the mouth of the Rhône River, and includes many parks, large avenues and large farmhouses known as camarguais.

The town has three popular beaches: Napoleon beach, Olga beach, and Carteau beach.

There are many marshes and cultivated plants nearby, and vast salt-water marshes of the Camargue swamp.

Local wildlife includes herds of wild horses and pink flamingos being in the marshes.

Industry

The Camargue produces primarily salt and mineral oil. There are also petrochemical factories and grain mills.

See also

• Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department

References

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