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Fos-sur-Mer

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Fos-sur-Mer

Industrial harbour and medieval township in the département of Bouches-du-Rhone, France, on an inlet of the Gulf of Lyons 56 km/34 mi west of Marseille; population (1990) 7,000 (with much inward commuting in addition). Originally a village amid swamps, the area has been developed since World War II on reclaimed land to become one of the biggest industrial complexes in the Mediterranean area, and in Europe. There is an oil-refining plant here; Fos is the terminal of pipelines to Germany and Switzerland. Other industries include chemicals, plastics, and steel.

Fos forms the southern focus of a direct Rhône–Rhine route to the North Sea. A deep-water harbour has been made here that is capable of receiving the largest oil tankers. Growth on the site has not been as rapid as was anticipated following the slump in the oil industry in the mid-1970s, and the subsequent impact of deindustrialization in Western Europe.



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