Vitrolles, Bouches-du-Rhône
Vitrolles | |
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Commune | |
View of Sarrasine tower and Vitrolles | |
Location of Vitrolles | |
| Coordinates: 43°27′36″N 5°14′55″E / 43.46°N 5.2486°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Bouches-du-Rhône |
| Arrondissement | Istres |
| Canton | Vitrolles |
| Intercommunality | Aix-Marseille-Provence |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Loïc Gachon |
Area 1 | 36.58 km2 (14.12 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 36,612 |
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 13117 /13127 |
| Elevation | 0–255 m (0–837 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Vitrolles (French pronunciation: [vitʁɔl]; Occitan: Vitròla) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône département in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern France, located about 20.6 km (12.8 mi) from Marseille. It is the largest suburb of the city of Aix-en-Provence and is adjacent to its southwest side.