Carry-le-Rouet

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Carry-le-Rouet
Commune
Port in Carry-le-Rouet
Port in Carry-le-Rouet
Coat of arms of Carry-le-Rouet
Coat of arms
Location of Carry-le-Rouet
Carry-le-Rouet is located in France
Carry-le-Rouet
Carry-le-Rouet
Coordinates: 43°19′59″N 5°09′10″E / 43.3331°N 5.1528°E / 43.3331; 5.1528Coordinates: 43°19′59″N 5°09′10″E / 43.3331°N 5.1528°E / 43.3331; 5.1528
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentBouches-du-Rhône
ArrondissementIstres
CantonMarignane
IntercommunalityAix-Marseille-Provence
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) René-Francis Carpentier[1]
Area
1
10 km2 (4 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[2]
5,756
 • Density580/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
13021 /13620
Elevation0–178 m (0–584 ft)
(avg. 4 m or 13 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Carry-le-Rouet (French pronunciation: ​[kaʁi lə ʁwɛ]; 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.

Every February, Les Oursinades festival takes place, celebrating the consumption of sea urchins, various shellfish and other seafood.[3]

Population[]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793290—    
1800245−15.5%
1806268+9.4%
1821363+35.4%
1831356−1.9%
1836465+30.6%
1841503+8.2%
1846507+0.8%
1851502−1.0%
1856470−6.4%
1861499+6.2%
1866477−4.4%
1872567+18.9%
1876537−5.3%
1881547+1.9%
1886499−8.8%
1891561+12.4%
1896582+3.7%
YearPop.±%
1901531−8.8%
1906564+6.2%
19111,339+137.4%
1921565−57.8%
1926265−53.1%
1931353+33.2%
1936410+16.1%
1946646+57.6%
19541,069+65.5%
19621,739+62.7%
19682,353+35.3%
19753,304+40.4%
19824,570+38.3%
19905,224+14.3%
19996,016+15.2%
20086,331+5.2%
20165,892−6.9%

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[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Les Oursinades festival". Carry-le-Route Office de Tourisme. Retrieved 7 August 2020.

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