Le Rove

Le Rove (French pronunciation: [lə ʁɔv]; Occitan: Lo Rove) is a seaside commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southern France.[3] In 2019, it had a population of 5,145.

Le Rove
Lo Rove (Occitan)
Commune
The Niolon Cove, in Le Rove
The Niolon Cove, in Le Rove
Coat of arms of Le Rove
Coat of arms
Location of Le Rove
Le Rove is located in France
Le Rove
Le Rove
Le Rove is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Le Rove
Le Rove
Coordinates: 43°22′09″N 5°15′01″E
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentBouches-du-Rhône
ArrondissementIstres
CantonMarignane
IntercommunalityAix-Marseille-Provence
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Georges Rosso[1]
Area
1
22.97 km2 (8.87 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
5,193
 • Density230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Rovenain (masculine)
Rovenaine (feminine)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
13088 /13740
Elevation0–263 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.

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.

Transport

Le Rove is served by the Niolon TER PACA railway station (opened in 1915) on the Miramas–L'Estaque railway.

  • Station building
    Station building
  • Railway line in Niolon
    Railway line in Niolon

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1836 844—    
1841 880+0.84%
1846 1,074+4.06%
1851 849−4.59%
1856 816−0.79%
1861 875+1.41%
1866 820−1.29%
1872 790−0.62%
1876 755−1.13%
1881 729−0.70%
1886 661−1.94%
1891 726+1.89%
1896 742+0.44%
1901 704−1.05%
1906 747+1.19%
1911 2,122+23.22%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1921 678−10.78%
1926 688+0.29%
1931 869+4.78%
1936 485−11.01%
1946 516+0.62%
1954 705+3.98%
1962 1,186+6.72%
1968 1,709+6.28%
1975 2,233+3.89%
1982 2,707+2.79%
1990 3,429+3.00%
1999 4,005+1.74%
2007 4,124+0.37%
2012 4,507+1.79%
2017 5,128+2.62%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968–2017)[5]

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
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. Commune du Rove (13088), INSEE
  4. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Le Rove, EHESS (in French).
  5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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