Istres
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Istres is a town and commune in the département of Bouches-du-Rhône and the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur région of France.
It is the largest component commune of the metropolitan Syndicat d'agglomération nouvelle Ouest-Provence, and is located on the northwest side of the Étang de Berre lagoon, northwest of the city of Marseille. In the 1999 census, Istres had a population of 38,993. It is the site of the Istres Air Base, and FC Istres (a football team in Ligue 2, the second-highest league in French football). .
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