Carry-le-Rouet

Carry-le-Rouet (French pronunciation: [kaʁi lə ʁwɛ]; Occitan: Carri lo Roet) or simply Carry is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southern France. It is a seaside resort 30 kilometres (19 mi) west of Marseille, on the Côte Bleue, reached via motorway A55 then route D5, at the foot of pine-covered hills. It is part of the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis.

Carry-le-Rouet
Carri lo Roet (Occitan)
Commune
Carry-le-Rouet Town Hall
Carry-le-Rouet Town Hall
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
Carry-le-Rouet is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Carry-le-Rouet
Carry-le-Rouet
Coordinates: 43°19′59″N 5°09′10″E
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
 (2021)[2]
5,708
 • Density570/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.

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

Transport

Carry-le-Rouet is served by the Carry-le-Rouet TER PACA railway station (opened in 1915) on the Miramas–L'Estaque railway.

  • TER PACA service at Carry-le-Rouet station in 2010
    TER PACA service at Carry-le-Rouet station in 2010
  • Station building
    Station building

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 290—    
1800 245−2.38%
1806 268+1.51%
1821 363+2.04%
1831 356−0.19%
1836 465+5.49%
1841 503+1.58%
1846 507+0.16%
1851 502−0.20%
1856 470−1.31%
1861 499+1.20%
1866 477−0.90%
1872 567+2.92%
1876 537−1.35%
1881 547+0.37%
1886 499−1.82%
1891 561+2.37%
1896 582+0.74%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 531−1.82%
1906 564+1.21%
1911 1,339+18.88%
1921 565−8.27%
1926 265−14.05%
1931 353+5.90%
1936 410+3.04%
1946 646+4.65%
1954 1,069+6.50%
1962 1,739+6.27%
1968 2,353+5.17%
1975 3,304+4.97%
1982 4,570+4.74%
1990 5,224+1.69%
1999 6,016+1.58%
2009 6,320+0.49%
2014 5,908−1.34%
2020 5,705−0.58%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968–2020)[5]

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.
  2. "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. "Les Oursinades festival". Carry-le-Route Office de Tourisme. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  4. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Carry-le-Rouet, EHESS (in French).
  5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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