Istres: Commune in Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Istres is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in the south of France.
About 45,000 people live there.
Istres | |
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 The old town centre | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Istres  Istres | |
| Coordinates: 43°18′19″N 4°35′32″E / 43.3054°N 4.5922°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Bouches-du-Rhône |
| Area 1 | 113.73 km2 (43.91 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | 42,944 |
| • Density | 380/km2 (980/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 13047 /13800 |
| Elevation | 0–120 m (0–394 ft) (avg. 20 m or 66 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
La fête des bergers (The shepherds' festival) is held at the end of November and beginning of December.
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