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 | |
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 The Niolon Cove, in Le Rove | |
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Location of Le Rove 
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| 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 km2 (9 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 5,128 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (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 km2 (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
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 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% |
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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