Carry-le-Rouet

Carry-le-Rouet (Occitan: Carri lo Roet) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. It is a seaside resort 30 kilometres (19 mi) west of Marseille, reached via highway A55 then route D5, at the foot of pine-covered hills.

Carry-le-Rouet
Commune
Port in Carry-le-Rouet
Coat of arms
Location of Carry-le-Rouet
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Coordinates: 43°19′59″N 5°09′10″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Bouches-du-Rhône
Arrondissement	Istres
Canton	Marignane
Intercommunality	Aix-Marseille-Provence
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Pierre Pene
Area ^1	10 km^2 (4 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	5,823
• Density	580/km^2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	13021 /13620
Elevation	0–178 m (0–584 ft) (avg. 4 m or 13 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Every February, Les Oursinades festival takes place, celebrating the consumption of sea urchins, various shellfish and other seafood.[2]

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 290 —     1800 245 −15.5% 1806 268 +9.4% 1821 363 +35.4% 1831 356 −1.9% 1836 465 +30.6% 1841 503 +8.2% 1846 507 +0.8% 1851 502 −1.0% 1856 470 −6.4% 1861 499 +6.2% 1866 477 −4.4% 1872 567 +18.9% 1876 537 −5.3% 1881 547 +1.9% 1886 499 −8.8% 1891 561 +12.4% 1896 582 +3.7%

Year Pop. ±% 1901 531 −8.8% 1906 564 +6.2% 1911 1,339 +137.4% 1921 565 −57.8% 1926 265 −53.1% 1931 353 +33.2% 1936 410 +16.1% 1946 646 +57.6% 1954 1,069 +65.5% 1962 1,739 +62.7% 1968 2,353 +35.3% 1975 3,304 +40.4% 1982 4,570 +38.3% 1990 5,224 +14.3% 1999 6,016 +15.2% 2008 6,331 +5.2% 2016 5,892 −6.9%

Personalities

• Comic actor Fernandel, who built his family's house above the beach in the 1930s.
• The singer Nina Simone, who lived out the last years of her life in Carry-le-Rouet and died at her home in 2003.

Sister cities

• Dietmannsried, Bavaria, Germany
• Busseto, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

See also

• Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. "Les Oursinades festival". Carry-le-Route Office de Tourisme. Retrieved 7 August 2020.

External links

• Carry-le-Rouet town council website (in French)