Rognac
Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Rognac (French pronunciation: [ʁɔɲak]; Occitan: Ronhac) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southern France. Located to the east of the Étang de Berre, north of Marseille Provence Airport, it is part of the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis.
Rognac
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 Marianne fountain in the town centre | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Rognac | |
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| Coordinates: 43°29′19″N 5°13′59″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Bouches-du-Rhône |
| Arrondissement | Istres |
| Canton | Berre-l'Étang |
| Intercommunality | Aix-Marseille-Provence |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–2026) | Christophe Gonzalez[1] |
Area 1 | 17.46 km2 (6.74 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 12,576 |
| • Density | 720.3/km2 (1,866/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 13081 /13340 |
| Elevation | 0–271 m (0–889 ft) (avg. 15 m or 49 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Transport
Rognac is served by the Rognac TER PACA railway station, on both the Paris–Marseille railway and Rognac–Aix-en-Provence freight railway.
Demographics
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International relations
Rognac is twinned with:
Rockenhausen, Germany
Veria, Greece
