La Ciotat

La Ciotat
La Ciutat (Occitan)
Marina in La Ciotat
Location of La Ciotat
La Ciotat
La Ciotat
Coordinates: 43°10′37″N 5°36′31″E / 43.1769°N 5.6086°E / 43.1769; 5.6086
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentBouches-du-Rhône
ArrondissementMarseille
CantonLa Ciotat
IntercommunalityAix-Marseille-Provence
Government
  Mayor (20232026) Alexandre Doriol-Kasmadjian (LR)
Area
1
31.46 km2 (12.15 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
37,599
  Density1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Ciotadens (m.)
Ciotadennes (f.)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
13028 /13600
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Ciotat (French: [la sjɔta]; Provençal Occitan: La Ciutat [la sjewˈta]; in Mistralian spelling La Ciéutat; 'the City') is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southern France. It is the southeasternmost commune of the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis. La Ciotat is located at about 25 km (15.5 mi) to the east of Marseille, at an equal distance from Toulon.