Le Rove

Le Rove is a seaside commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southern France. It is located on the Côte Bleue just northwest of Marseille, neighbouring its 16th arrondissement within the larger Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rove Tunnel and Chapelle Saint-Michel de Gignac.

Rove Tunnel

Canal

Photo: Fr.Latreille, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Rove Tunnel is a currently out-of-use canal tunnel in Southern France that connected the 16th arrondissement of Marseille to the Étang de Berre in the Bouches-du-Rhône department from 1927 to 1963.

Chapelle Saint-Michel de Gignac

Church

Photo: Fr.Latreille, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Chapelle Saint-Michel de Gignac is a church.

Oppidum de la Cloche

Archaeological site

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Oppidum de la Cloche is an archaeological site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gignac-la-Nerthe and Marignane.

Gignac-la-Nerthe

Village

Photo: Fr.Latreille, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Gignac-la-Nerthe is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. It is located about 10 km north-north-west of Marseille and is primarily a residential community.

Marignane

Town

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Marignane is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern France. Marignane is situated 6 km northwest of Le Rove.

16th arrondissement of Marseille

Suburb

Photo: Fr.Latreille, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The 16th arrondissement of Marseille is one of the 16 arrondissements of Marseille. It covers the nothwestern part of the city. It is governed locally together with the 15th arrondissement, with which it forms the 8th sector of Marseille. 16th arrondissement of Marseille is situated 5 km east of Le Rove.

Le Rove

Type: Locality with 5,120 residents
Also known as: “13088”
Location: Arrondissement of Istres, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
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Latitude

43.3692° or 43° 22′ 9″ north

Longitude

5.2503° or 5° 15′ 1″ east

Population

5,120

Elevation

152 metres (499 feet)

Open location code

8FM79792+M4

GeoNames ID

6456724

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French: “Le Rove”

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