HydroLAKES lake · #1298
Berre
Surface area
159,05km²
Avg depth
23,3m
Volume
3 703,98km³
Shoreline
78km
Administrative coverage
1 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- Bouches-du-RhôneProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · France159.34 km²100.0% of lake
11 communes (L5)For countries with L5
- L'Etang de l'Olivier151.71 km²
- Berre-l'Étang4.76 km²
- Martigues0.78 km²
- Châteauneuf-les-Martigues0.61 km²
- Istres0.57 km²
- Marignane0.30 km²
- Saint-Chamas0.26 km²
- Rognac0.18 km²
- Vitrolles0.17 km²
- Saint-Mitre-les-Remparts0.02 km²
- Miramas0.00 km²
8 intersecting protected areas
Marais et zones humides liés à l'étang de Berre
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
4.45 km² overlap
Salines de l'Étang de Berre
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
4.20 km² overlap
Garrigues de Lançon et Chaînes alentour
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
0.01 km² overlap
Etang de bolmon
IUCN IVLand acquired by Conservatoire du Littoral (national seaside and lakeside conservancy)
0.01 km² overlap
Land acquired by Conservatoire du Littoral (national seaside and lakeside conservancy)
0.01 km² overlap
Marais de tete noire
IUCN IVLand acquired by Conservatoire du Littoral (national seaside and lakeside conservancy)
0.01 km² overlap
Poudrerie de saint-chamas
IUCN IVLand acquired by Conservatoire du Littoral (national seaside and lakeside conservancy)
0.01 km² overlap
La petite camargue
IUCN IVLand acquired by Conservatoire du Littoral (national seaside and lakeside conservancy)
0.00 km² overlap
Computed live · HydroLAKES × GADM × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
1 715 distinct species · 23 534 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 41 species (selected proportionally per kingdom among those with at least one documented interaction here) to keep the graph readable. Hover for details, click to explore the full ecosystem of a species.
ℹ️ The territory contains many more species than displayed and all their documented interactions: the graph is intentionally the structural skeleton (top-N species by composite local score, edges filtered by Serrano 2009 disparity filter α=0.2).
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de Berre : 37 espèces + 4 bulles famille, 53 interactions GloBI documentées sur 5 types (connectance 6.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). Les 4 bulles regroupent des espèces visuellement absorbées par famille (≥3 espèces visibles).
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Lake statistics (HydroLAKES)
Surface
159,05km²
Avg depth
23,3m
Volume
3 703,980km³
Watershed
1 569km²
Shoreline
78,0km
Shore dev. idx
1,74
Residence time
2 832days
Elevation
0m
HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016) · 1.4M lacs ≥ 0.1 km² mondialement.