Istres, Bouches-du-Rhône Département, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Geography : Location | Sport | Facilities

🇫🇷 Istres is a commune in southern France, some 60 km (38 mi) north-west of Marseille. It is in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, of which it is a subprefecture.

Geography: Location Istres is adjacent to the Étang de Berre lagoon (the largest in Europe) and the Étang de l'Olivier lagoon. It is located some 60 km (38 mi) north-west of Marseille, 20 km (13 mi) south-west of Salon-de-Provence, 10 km (6 mi) north of Martigues and 45 km (28 mi) south-east of Arles. Istres is also adjacent to the plaine de la Crau and the Camargue national park.

Sport The city has numerous sports facilities and exactly 102 clubs. Each year, a race is organized around the Étang de l'Olivier. Many runners participate. The town's main football club is FC Istres.

Facilities Istres is the home of the Istres-Le Tubé Air Base (BA 125). This air base was one of three utilized by NASA as a contingency landing site for the Space Shuttle in the case of a Transoceanic Abort Landing. Istres shared this responsibility with Zaragoza, Spain and Moron, Spain.

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Istres has a population of over 43,411 people. Istres also forms the centre of the wider Istres Arrondissement which has a population of over 327,971 people. It is also a part of the larger Bouches-du-Rhône Département.

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North of: 43.515

🇺🇸 Laconia 43.517

🇫🇷 Aix-en-Provence 43.526

🇺🇸 Sioux Falls 43.533

🇧🇬 Razgrad 43.533

🇪🇸 Gijón 43.533

🇫🇷 Draguignan 43.54

🇨🇦 Guelph 43.545

🇮🇹 Livorno 43.553

🇪🇸 Avilés 43.559

🇫🇷 Cannes 43.564

South of: 43.515

🇨🇦 Milton 43.514

🇭🇷 Split 43.5

🇷🇺 Nalchik 43.498

🇺🇸 Idaho Falls 43.497

🇺🇸 Biddeford 43.494

🇫🇷 Bayonne 43.49

🇪🇸 Ferrol 43.483

🇨🇦 Waterloo 43.467

🇺🇸 Baraboo 43.467

🇪🇸 Santander 43.462

East of: 4.99

🇧🇪 Geel 5

🇳🇱 Medemblik 5.033

🇫🇷 Dijon 5.041

🇫🇷 Carpentras 5.049

🇳🇱 Hoorn 5.057

🇳🇱 Waalwijk 5.068

🇩🇿 Béjaïa 5.078

🇳🇱 Tilburg 5.083

🇳🇱 Nieuwegein 5.083

🇳🇴 Haugesund 5.084

West of: 4.99

🇳🇱 Altena 4.97

🇳🇱 Purmerend 4.95

🇫🇷 Saint-Dizier 4.95

🇫🇷 Sedan 4.945

🇫🇷 Vaulx-en-Velin 4.919

🇳🇱 Amsterdam 4.9

🇫🇷 Valence 4.892

🇳🇱 Woerdern 4.883

🇫🇷 Villeurbanne 4.88

🇫🇷 Vienne 4.878

Antipodal to Istres is: -175.011,-43.515

Locations Near: Istres 4.9895,43.5151

🇫🇷 Arles 4.628,43.675 d: 34.1  

🇫🇷 Marseille 5.365,43.299 d: 38.7  

🇫🇷 Aix-en-Provence 5.446,43.526 d: 36.8  

🇫🇷 Avignon 4.806,43.949 d: 50.5  

🇫🇷 Carpentras 5.049,44.056 d: 60.3  

🇫🇷 Apt 5.397,43.877 d: 51.9  

🇫🇷 Nîmes 4.36,43.837 d: 61.9  

🇫🇷 La Ciotat 5.61,43.174 d: 62.9  

🇫🇷 Nyons 5.14,44.36 d: 94.8  

🇫🇷 La Seyne-sur-Mer 5.883,43.095 d: 86.1  

Antipodal to: Istres -175.011,-43.515

🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 17526.6  

🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 16738.4  

🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 16700  

🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 16267.1  

🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 12694.8  

🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 12625  

🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 12613.6  

🇺🇸 Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 12607.9  

🇺🇸 Kahului -156.466,20.891 d: 12607.1  

🇺🇸 Honolulu -157.85,21.3 d: 12597.8  

Flood Risk: Climate Central 43.5151 4.9895

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