Le Rove
Le Rove
Lo Rove (Occitan) | |
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The Niolon Cove, in Le Rove | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Le Rove | |
Le Rove Le Rove | |
| Coordinates: 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 | Marignane |
| Intercommunality | Aix-Marseille-Provence |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2025–2026) | Paul Sabatino[1][2][3] |
Area 1 | 22.97 km2 (8.87 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[4] | 5,246 |
| • Density | 228.4/km2 (591.5/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Rovenain (masculine) Rovenaine (feminine) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 13088 /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. | |
Le Rove (French pronunciation: [lə ʁɔv]; Provençal: Lo Rove) is a seaside commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southern France.[5]
It is located on the Côte Bleue just northwest of Marseille, neighbouring its 16th arrondissement within the larger Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis. It consists of a main village at Le Rove which houses the town hall, as well as a variety of hamlets and other settlements.
The Rove Tunnel, the world's longest canal tunnel at 7,120 metres (23,360 ft), has its southeastern entrance situated in Marseille near Le Rove, although a sizeable portion crosses the commune underground (from the Mediterranean towards the Étang de Berre), hence its name. It has been out of service since 1963.
Georges Rosso (1929-2025), the mayor of Le Rove, was the oldest mayor of any French city, at 93 years of age.[6]
Transport
Le Rove is served by the Niolon TER PACA railway station (opened in 1915) on the Miramas–L'Estaque railway.
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Station building
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Railway line in Niolon
Demographics
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Notable people
- Sébastien Chato (born 1961), singer, author, composer, lived in Le Rove
- Alexandre Fabre (born 1955), actor, lives in Le Rove
- Maurice Gouiran (born 1946), thriller writer, born in Le Rove
- Malika Haimeur (born 1956), awarded the Irène Joliot-Curie Prize for Women & Business in 2009
- Franky Zapata (born 1978), creator of the Flyboard, lived in Le Rove with his workshop still there
See also
References
- ^ "VIDÉO - à 95 ans, Georges Rosso quitte son siège de maire du Rove après dix mandats - ici". ici, le média de la vie locale. 10 March 2025.
- ^ Souben, Yves. "Paul Sabatino élu maire du Rove". www.lamarseillaise.fr.
- ^ "En poste depuis 44 ans, le doyen des maires de France démissionne". Le HuffPost. 10 March 2025.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ Commune du Rove (13088), INSEE
- ^ "Mort de Georges Rosso, maire du Rove pendant 44 ans". www.laprovence.com. 5 May 2025.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Le Rove, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE