Le Rove
| Le Rove | ||
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The Niolon Cove, in Le Rove | ||
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  Le Rove | ||
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Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region  Le Rove | ||
| Coordinates: 43°22′09″N 5°15′01″E / 43.3692°N 5.2503°ECoordinates: 43°22′09″N 5°15′01″E / 43.3692°N 5.2503°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
| Department | Bouches-du-Rhône | |
| Arrondissement | Istres | |
| Canton | Châteauneuf-Côte-Bleue | |
| Intercommunality | Marseille Provence Métropole | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Georges Rosso | |
| Area1 | 23 km2 (9 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 4,174 | |
| • Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 13110 / 13740 | |
| Elevation |
0–263 m (0–863 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Le Rove is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.
The Rove Tunnel, the world's longest canal tunnel, is situated near the commune.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| 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% |
See also
References
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