What is Istres?
{{Infobox French commune |name = Istres |image coat of arms = Blason_Istres.svg |image = Istres_-_Centre_ancien.jpg |caption = The old town centre |map = |coordinates = {{coord|43.3054|4.5922|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |elevation m = 20 |elevation min m = 0 |elevation max m = 120 |area km2 = 113.73 |population = 42944 |population date = 2012 |INSEE = 13047 |postal code = 13800 |website = }} '''Istres''' is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Bouches-du-Rhône]] [[Departments of France|department]] in the [[Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur]] [[Regions of France|region]] in the south of [[France]]. About 45,000 people live there. La fête des bergers (The shepherds' festival) is held at the end of [[November]] and beginning of [[December]]. {{France-geo-stub}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Communes in Bouches-du-Rhône]] [[Category:Subprefectures in France]]