Port Napoleon
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The 18th century Saint Louis tower
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Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region
Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône
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| Coordinates: 43°23′15″N 4°48′14″E / 43.3875°N 4.804°ECoordinates: 43°23′15″N 4°48′14″E / 43.3875°N 4.804°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
| Department | Bouches-du-Rhône | |
| Arrondissement | Arles | |
| Canton | Arles | |
| Intercommunality | Ouest Provence | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Marc Charrier | |
| Area1 | 73.38 km2 (28.33 sq mi) | |
| Population (2012)2 | 8,579 | |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 13078 /13230 | |
| Elevation | 0–3 m (0.0–9.8 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.
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.
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 plans nearby, and vast salt-water marshes of the Camargue swamp.
Local wildlife includes herds of wild horses and pink flamingos being in the marshes.
The Camargue produces primarily salt and mineral oil. There are also petrochemical factories and grain mills.
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