Map of Istres, France

Istres is a city in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, with a population of about 44,373. It lies at 43.5134°N, 4.9875°E. Istres is about 627 km (390 mi) south of Paris, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Martigues, 13 km to the southeast.

Istres at a glance

Where is Istres?

• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 56 min on the shortest day to 15 h 26 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Istres

• Martigues — 13 km southeast
• Salon-de-Provence — 17 km northeast
• Marignane — 21 km southeast
• Vitrolles — 22 km east
• Marseille 15 — 33 km southeast
• Arles — 34 km northwest
• Marseille 14 — 37 km southeast
• Aix-en-Provence — 37 km east
• Marseille 03 — 39 km southeast
• Marseille 07 — 40 km southeast

Largest cities in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

• Marseille — 877,215
• Nice — 342,669
• Toulon — 168,701
• Aix-en-Provence — 146,821
• Avignon — 89,769
• Marseille 13 — 89,316
• Marseille 08 — 78,837
• Marseille 15 — 77,770
• Antibes — 76,393
• Cannes — 74,545

Largest cities in France

• Paris — 2,138,551
• Marseille — 877,215
• Lyon — 520,774
• Toulouse — 511,684
• Nice — 342,669
• Nantes — 325,070
• Marne La Vallée — 318,325
• Strasbourg — 274,845
• Bordeaux — 265,328
• Montpellier — 248,252

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.