Istres
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| region | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | |
| Department | Bouches-du-Rhône | |
| Arrondissement | Istres | |
| Canton | Istres | |
| Community association | Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 31 ' N , 4 ° 59' E | |
| height | 0-120 m | |
| surface | 113.73 km 2 | |
| Residents | 43,133 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 379 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 13800 | |
| INSEE code | 13047 | |
| Website | www.istres.fr | |
 Church Notre-Dame de Beauvoir |
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Istres is a municipality with 43,133 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the French department Bouches-du-Rhône in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region .
history
The community is first mentioned in 966 as Ystrio on a map by Konrad the Peaceful . Finds show, however, that people have been here since the 5th century BC. BC settled. In the 12th century the city became a fief of the Lords of Beaux .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 9478 | 13,404 | 18,129 | 28,561 | 35.163 | 38,855 | 42,090 | 43,133 |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Air Force Base
Istres is known for the military airfield Istres-Le Tubé ( Base aérienne 125 Istres-Le Tubé ). The 5000 meter long runway was also an emergency landing site for the space shuttle . The Airbus 340-600 and Airbus A380 were also tested here. The French Air Force stationed there mainly Airbus A330 MRTT and Boeing C-135 tanker aircraft . The base is also the location of the Force de frappe's nuclear weapons . The SNECMA flight test center on this site is also internationally known .
Town twinning
Istres has had a town partnership with Radolfzell in Baden-Württemberg (Germany) since 1974 .
Web links
- Base Aérienne 125 (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Chirac strengthens his nuclear specter . Spiegel Online , November 26, 2006