Arrondissement of Istres

The **arrondissement of Istres** is an arrondissement of France, in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Its capital is the city of Istres.

## History

The _arrondissement_ of Istres was created in 1981.

## Geography

The _arrondissement_ of Istres is in the south of the Bouches-du-Rhône department. It is bordered to the north and east by the Aix-en-Provence _arrondissement_, to the south by the Mediterranean Sea and to the west by the Arles _arrondissement_.

The _arrondissement_ of Istres is the smallest _arrondissement_ of the department in area, ; it has a population of 312,489 inhabitants.

### Cantons

After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the _arrondissements_ so they could have _communes_ that belong to different _arrondissements_.

There are 6 cantons in the _arrondissement_ of Istres and 3 of them do not have all their _communes_ in the _arrondissement_:

1. Berre-l'Étang <small>(1306)</small> (partly)
1. Istres <small>(1310)</small>
1. Marignane <small>(1311)</small>
1. Martigues <small>(1324)</small>
1. Salon-de-Provence-2 <small>(1327)</small> (partly)
1. Vitrolles <small>(1329)</small> (partly)

### Communes

The _arrondissement_ of Istres has 18 _communes_; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː

1. Berre-l'Étang <small>(13014)</small>
1. Carry-le-Rouet <small>(13021)</small>
1. Châteauneuf-les-Martigues <small>(13026)</small>
1. Ensuès-la-Redonne <small>(13033)</small>
1. Fos-sur-Mer <small>(13039)</small>
1. Gignac-la-Nerthe <small>(13043)</small>
1. Istres <small>(13047)</small>
1. Le Rove <small>(13088)</small>
1. Marignane <small>(13054)</small>
1. Martigues <small>(13056)</small>
1. Miramas <small>(13063)</small>
1. Port-de-Bouc <small>(13077)</small>
1. Rognac <small>(13081)</small>
1. Saint-Chamas <small>(13092)</small>
1. Saint-Mitre-les-Remparts <small>(13098)</small>
1. Saint-Victoret <small>(13102)</small>
1. Sausset-les-Pins <small>(13104)</small>
1. Vitrolles <small>(13117)</small>

The _communes_ with more inhabitants in the _arrondissement_ are:

|INSEE code !! _Commune_ !! Population <small>(2014)</small> !! Canton || Intercommunality|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|13056|Martigues|48,870|Martigues|Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence|
|13047|Istres|43,463|Istres|Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence|
|13117|Vitrolles|34,236|Vitrolles|Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence|
|13054|Marignane|21,481|Marignane|Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence|
|13063|Miramas|25,583|Salon-de-Provence-2|Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence|
|13077|Port-de-Bouc|17,366|Martigues|Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence|
|13039|Fos-sur-Mer|15,857|Istres|Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence|
|13026|Châteauneuf-les-Martigues|14,146|Marignane|Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence|
|13014|Berre-l'Étang|13,689|Berre-l'Étang|Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence|
|13081|Rognac|6,338|Berre-l'Étang|Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence|

## Related pages

- Arrondissements of the Bouches-du-Rhône department
- List of arrondissements of France

## Infobox (french subdivision)

- **type**: arr
- **name**: Istres
- **insee**: 134
- **nbcomm**: 21
- **prefecture**: n
- **seat**: Istres
- **area**: 715.2
- **image map**: Locator map of Arrondissement Istres 2019.png
- **map caption**: Location within the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur